Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Disturbance propagating in a medium or in vacuum carrying energy with them |
WAVES |
|
|
Waves that need a medium to propagate |
Mechanical Waves |
|
|
Waves that can propagate in Vacuum |
Elcetromagnetic waves |
|
|
Particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave propagation |
Longitudinal Wave |
|
|
Number of waves it produces in a given number of time |
Frequency |
|
|
The time for the source to produce one complete wave |
Period |
|
|
Is the distance between any two successive points in a wave that are in phase with each other |
Wavelength |
|
|
Is the distance the wave travels per unit time |
Speed of a wave |
