Waves Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
| Term | Definition |
| The matter through which a mechanical wave travels; can be a solid, liquid, or gas | Medium |
| Disturbances that transmits energy through matter | Mechanical wave |
| The number of crests that pass a certain point in a given amount of time | Freqency |
| Cycles per second, or how many crests pass a certain point per second | Hertz (Hz) |
| High pressure area. Particles of the wave are crowded together | Compressioin |
| Low pressure area where particles are spread out | Rarefaction |
| Particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction the wave moves (think stadium wave) | Transverse Wave |
| The highest point of the wave above the rest position | Crest |
| The lowest point of a wave below the rest position | Trough |
| Particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction the wave moves (think slinky) | Longitudinal Wave |
| The distance from one crest to the next crest | Wavelength (T) |
| The distance from the midpoint to the height of the crest or bottom of the trough | Amplitude |
| The distance from the end of one compression to the end of the next compression or the end of one refraction to the next refraction | Wavelength (L) |
| Particles move both parallel and perpendicular to the motion of the wave and their motion becomes circular | Surface Wave |
Created by:
user-1884056
Popular Physical Science sets