1- What is the “stuff” a wave travels through?
2- What kind of wave carries energy through empty space?
3- The particles in a medium bump into each other to pass ___________along.
4- What is the medium for the sound waves that come from a musical instrument?
5- What is an example of a longitudinal wave?
6- What kind of wave causes the particles in the medium to move perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving?
7- Describe the green wave compared to the blue wave (wavelength, amplitude, frequency)
8- What is an example of a transverse wave?
9- Type of waves that require a medium to transmit their energy
10- Frequency is measured in units called
11- A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
12- The speed of a wave = wavelength x ???
13- Waves with _________ amplitude have more energy.
14- How do you find the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?
15- Which of these have a lower amplitude?
16- What is the frequency if eight waves pass a point every four seconds?
17- Waves with _________ wavelength have more energy.
18- What is the speed of the wave below? Wave speed = wavelength x frequency Wavelength – 3 inches Frequency – 8 Hz. (8 waves pass every second)
19- The _______________ of a wave tells us the number of waves that are produced in a certain amount of time.
20- Which has a higher frequency?
21- Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave is moving
22- Which has a larger amplitude?
23- Waves with _________ frequency have more energy.
24- What is the word for the “empty space” that an electromagnetic wave can travel through?