Questions and Answers
What is a wave?
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
What is a medium in the context of waves?
Any substance a wave moves through.
What are mechanical waves?
Waves that transfer energy through matter.
What are transverse waves?
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What are longitudinal waves?
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What is the crest of a wave?
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What is the trough of a wave?
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What is amplitude in the context of waves?
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What is wavelength?
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Study Notes
Waves
- A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Medium
- Medium refers to any substance that a wave moves through.
Mechanical Waves
- Mechanical waves transfer energy through matter.
Transverse Waves
- In transverse waves, the direction of wave travel is perpendicular to the direction of disturbance.
Longitudinal Waves
- Longitudinal waves travel parallel to the disturbance and are also known as compressional waves due to the compressed areas they create.
Crest
- The crest is the highest point or peak of a wave.
Trough
- The trough is the lowest point or valley of a wave.
Amplitude
- Amplitude in a transverse wave is the distance from the middle of the wave to either the crest or the trough; greater amplitude indicates higher energy.
Wavelength
- Wavelength is defined as the distance between two consecutive wave crests.
Frequency
- Frequency is the number of waves passing a fixed point in a specific time period.
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