Term | Definition |
definition Medium
(vocab) | material solid, liquid or gas through which a wave can travel |
definition Transverse Wave
(vocab) | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling |
definition Crest
(vocab) | the highest point in the wave |
definition Trough
(vocab) | the lowest point in the wave |
definition Longitudinal Wave
(vocab) | a wave in which the particles of a medium vibrate parallel to the direction of a wave motion |
definition Compression
(vocab) | where by particles are pushed together |
definition Rarefaction
(vocab) | where by particles are spread apart |
definition Mechanical Waves
(vocab) | waves that require a medium can travel through more than one medium |
definition Electromagnetic Waves
(vocab) | waves that travel without a medium |
definition Amplitude
(vocab) | as waves pass through particles in the medium vibrate up, down and back-n-forth |
definition Wavelength
(vocab) | the amplitude of a wave describes the amount of the up, down and side-to-side displacement |
definition Frequency
(vocab) | the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |
definition Hertz
(vocab) | One wave length per second |
definition Wave Speed
(vocab) | The speed at which waves travel |
definition Force
(vocab) | energy used to move an object a certain distance, measured in Newtons |
definition Work
(vocab) | push or pull of an object in order to change the motion |
definition Power
(vocab) | the rate at which work is done, measured in watts |
what is the difference between compression and rarefaction? | compression is where particles are pushed together while rarefaction is when particles are spread apart. |
what is the difference between Wave speed and Hertz? | Hertz is one wave length per second while wave speed is the speed at which waves travel. |
what is the difference work and power? | work is a push or pull of an object in order to change the motion while power is the rate at which work is done, measured in watts. |
what is the difference between a crest and trough? | Crest is the highest point in the wave while the trough is the lowest point in the wave. |
what is the difference between electromagnetic waves and force? | electromagnetic waves travel without an medium with force uses energy used to move an object a certain distance, measured in Newtons |