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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.
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 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.
Why an electromegnetic wave can travel through empty space that contains no matter?
Because an electromagnetic wave is a wave that doesn't oscillate matter, rather it oscillates between electric and magnetic fields, a phenomenon that requires no matter. In fact, the only thing that matter does, with all of its tiny, little electromagnetic fields coming from the atoms inside of it, is slow the wave down.
What word relates to how fast a wave oscillates?
frequency
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
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.
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 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.
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.
Why an electromegnetic wave can travel through empty space that contains no matter?
Because an electromagnetic wave is a wave that doesn't oscillate matter, rather it oscillates between electric and magnetic fields, a phenomenon that requires no matter. In fact, the only thing that matter does, with all of its tiny, little electromagnetic fields coming from the atoms inside of it, is slow the wave down.
A floating object oscillates up and down 2 complete cycles in 1 second as a water wave of wavelength 5 m passes by The speed of the wave is?
Just use the relationship: speed (of the wave) = frequency x wavelength. If the frequency is in hertz (cycles/second), and the wavelength in meters, then of course the speed will be in meters/second.
Why is fractional distillation of petroleum a backwards distillation?
cause it goes upand down. thats how it works
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
