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What wave that oscillates parallel movements?
Longitudinal Wave - Oscillations where particles are displaced parallel to the wave direction.
What are the oscillations of a transverse wave?
"Transverse" means that whatever oscillates, does so at a right angle to the direction in which the wave advances.
What is the maximum distance the particles of medium carrying the wave move away from the rest positions?
Any wave oscillates about the equilibrium (rest) position with a maximum distance from equilibrium of A, which is the amplitude. This depends on the type of wave (water on pond, light, that parachute from elementary class...)
Is an electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave constant in time?
No, the electric field oscillates in magnitude and direction as it propagates in the electromagnetic wave.
What happens to the speed of a wave on a string when the frequency is lowered?
Frequence of a wave is how often a string oscillates on a specific point between crests. So if the speed of the string is lowered, the crests of the wave will pass the point less often, causing lower frequency
What word relates to how fast a wave oscillates?
frequency
What wave that oscillates parallel movements?
Longitudinal Wave - Oscillations where particles are displaced parallel to the wave direction.
What are the oscillations of a transverse wave?
"Transverse" means that whatever oscillates, does so at a right angle to the direction in which the wave advances.
If a wave oscillates twice each second so what is it's period?
It is 0.5 seconds.
What is the maximum distance the particles of medium carrying the wave move away from the rest positions?
Any wave oscillates about the equilibrium (rest) position with a maximum distance from equilibrium of A, which is the amplitude. This depends on the type of wave (water on pond, light, that parachute from elementary class...)
Is an electric field associated with an electromagnetic wave constant in time?
No, the electric field oscillates in magnitude and direction as it propagates in the electromagnetic wave.
What does a 90 degree angle have to do with a transverse wave?
A Transverse wave propagates at 90 degrees to the direction the amplitude increases In other words the wave oscillates up and down yet moves from left to right! this is different from a longitudinal wave, which oscillates in the same direction as it moves
When describing waves what does amplitude refer to?
The amplitude is the maximum amount it sways from the neutral position. If it oscillates about zero, then it would vary from a value of +A to -A, where A is the maximum Amplitude. The units of A will be determined by the type of wave.
What a definition of a tranverse wave?
Transverse Wave is a wave that oscillates perpendicular to the axis along which the wave travel or a transverse wave is a wave in which vibrating element moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of advance of the wave.Example: The Waves in bodies of water are also transverse waves.
What happens to the speed of a wave on a string when the frequency is lowered?
Frequence of a wave is how often a string oscillates on a specific point between crests. So if the speed of the string is lowered, the crests of the wave will pass the point less often, causing lower frequency
When two waveforms are out of phase by 90?
If two waveforms are out of phase by 90 degrees, this is a quarter cycle. If you are looking at a symmetric sine wave that oscillates around zero then one wave will be at its peak value when the other will be at zero crossing point.
What does sound waves mean?
Sound moves by vibration. It is conducted by the vibration of matter. That vibration oscillates up and down in crests and troughs (hi's and low's). The distance or "wave length" between one crest and the next is a sound wave.
