Study Guide Answers – Waves – Flashcards
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A rhythmic disturbance that carries energy. A motion of a vibration.
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wave
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Is the ability to do work or cause motion.
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Energy
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The distance between a point on a wave & the identical point on the next wave. The length of a wave.
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Wavelength
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Back and forth motions.
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Vibration
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Anything that has mass and takes up space.
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Matter
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When molecules transfer the energy of motion to other molecules then return to their state of rest.
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Energy Transfer
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The emission of the sun's rays.
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Sun's radiation
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reactions taking place in the sun producing heat and light.
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Nuclear Reactions
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Energy produced or given off from a light source.
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Light Energy
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Energy from the sun in the form of heat and/or light.
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Solar Energy
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Waves that can only travel through matter.
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Mechanical Wave
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A wave that doesn't require matter to transfer energy.
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Electromagnetic Wave
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Wave in which matter moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave is moving.
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Transverse Waves
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A wave in which matter moves back and forth in the direction the wave is moving.
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Compressional (Longitundinal) Wave
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Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy of motion releases during an earthquake.
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Seismic waves
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Waves that move outward from a disturbance on the water.
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Water Wave
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Compressional waves in which vibrations create sound.
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Sound Wave
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Matter through which waves transfer energy.
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Medium
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Highest point of a transverse wave or point with the tightest compression on a compression/longitudinal wave.
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Crest
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Lowest point of a transverse wave or the weakest compressional/longitudinal wave.
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Trough
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Measure of the energy a wave carries. One-half the distance between a crest and a trough of a transverse wave.
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Amplitude
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Number of waves that pass a given point in one second; measured in waves per second, or hertz (Hz)
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Frequency
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Process that wears away surface materials and moves them from one place to another by agent such as gravity, glaciers, wind and water.
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Erosion
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The process by which carbon dioxide, other gases and heat get trapped between the earth and the first level of the atmosphere.
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Greenhouse Effect
