The basics of waves
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What is a transverse wave?
A wave that has oscillations perpendicular to the direction of the wave
What is a longitudinal wave?
A wave that has oscillations parallel to the direction of the wave
Longitudinal waves require…
A medium to travel in
What is an amplitude?
The distance between the resting line of the wave to the highest peak/dip
What is a wavelength?
The distance between one point on one wave to the same point on the next
What is a frequency?
How many waves pass a certain point each second
What is frequency measured in?
Hertz.
1 Hz = 1 wave per second
What is a wave speed?
The speed at which energy is transferred
What is a compression?
An area of the wave with lots of particles
What is a rare fraction?
An area of the wave with very few particles
What is the wave equation?
Wave speed = frequency x wavelength
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