Waves and Wave Properties
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Vocabulary and conceptual flashcards covering wave properties, types of waves (mechanical, transverse, longitudinal), interference patterns, and basic wave mathematics based on the provided worksheet.
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Amplitude
A wave property that reflects the amount of energy in a wave.
Hertz (Hz)
The unit used to measure the frequency of a wave.
Frequency
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second.
Mechanical Waves
The type of waves that require a medium to pass through.
Energy
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
Trough
The lowest point(s) of a wave, represented by the letter D in the worksheet diagram.
Hertz
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
Amplitude
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
Frequency
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
Mechanical Waves
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
The wavelength decreases
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength
Transverse wave
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
longitudinal wave
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
500 m/s
A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
34 m/s
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
shorter amplitude
Waves with a higher frequency have a ...
Destructive Interference
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called
reflection
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
3.30 m/s
A string 1.5 meters long is vibrating in the third harmonic. The string vibrates up and down with 33
complete vibrational cycles in 10 seconds. Determine the speed of the wave.
speed
The _________ of waves change when the waves move from one medium to another.
medium
Material (matter) through which a wave travels