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Sound & Light 1-1
Eclipse 8th / Sound & Light Ch1 Sec1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WAVE | A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place. |
| MEDIUM | The material through which a wave travels. (gases, liquids and solids) |
| MECHANICAL WAVES | Require a medium to travel through. |
| Creation of waves | When an energy source causes a medium to vibrate. |
| TRANSVERSE WAVES | Waves that move a medium at right angles... up and down or side to side. (rope tied to door handle) |
| LONGITUDINAL WAVES | Waves that move a medium parallel to the direction the waves are traveling. (coils on a spring) |
| SURFACE WAVES | A combination of Transverse and Longitudinal waves. They occur at the surface of two mediums like land and air. |