The Properties of Waves (VCE SSCE Physics): Flashcards
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What waves transfer
What waves transfer
Energy, not matter
Mechanical waves need
Mechanical waves need
A medium to travel through
Transverse wave particle motion
Transverse wave particle motion
Perpendicular to wave direction
Longitudinal wave particle motion
Longitudinal wave particle motion
Parallel to wave direction
Compressions
Compressions
Particles squeezed closer together
Rarefactions
Rarefactions
Particles spread further apart
Amplitude ()
Amplitude ()
Max displacement from equilibrium
Wavelength ()
Wavelength ()
Distance between consecutive identical wave points
Frequency ()
Frequency ()
Wavelengths passing a point per second