Wave Test

Wave

A rhythmic disturbance that carries energy from one place to another

What do mechanical waves need to transfer energy

Matter or medium

Transverse Waves

Up and down or back and forth

Compressional Waves

Forward and Back

Surface Wave

Combination of back and forth and up and down

What do electromagnetic waves need to transfer energy?

Nothing

Wavelength

Distance between trough to trough or crest to crest

Frequency

How often waves repeat

Amplitude

Distance from rest position to trough or crest

What are the Em waves in order of frequency

Radio, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma Ray

What is electromagnetic radiation?

Energy that spreads out as it travels

What are the types of kinetic energy?

Mechanical, electrical, thermal, sound, light

What are the types of potential energy

Nuclear, elastic, chemical, gravitational

How is speed calculated

S=wavelength x frequency

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How is frequency calculated

How many waves pass in one unit of time