What does a wave transfer? - Energy, What does a wave NOT transfer? - Matter, What name is given to the movement of the wave? - Oscillation, Which type of wave has oscillations in the same direction as the energy transfer? - Longitudinal, Which type of wave has oscillations perpendicular to the energy transfer? - Transverse, What angle is associated with the word perpendicular? - 90 degrees, What name is given to the property of a wave measured as half the height of the wave? - Amplitude, What property of a wave is measured in Hz? - Frequency, How would you measure the frequency of a wave? - Number of waves that pass a fixed point in 1 second., What is meant by the wavelength of a wave? - Distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave., What 2 properties do you need to know in order to calculate the speed of a wave? - Wavelength and frequency, If the speed is measured in m/s, what must wavelength be measured in? - m, What apparatus would you use to measure wavelength? - Ruler, How would you measure wavelength? - Distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave., What apparatus would you use to measure frequency? - Stop clock / timer, How would you measure frequency? - Number of waves that pass a fixed point in 1 second., How many m is 50cm? - 0.5m, How many s is 3 minutes? - 180s, What happens to the speed of a wave when you increase the wavelength? you increase the wavelength? - The speed stays the same., What happens to the speed of a wave when it moves into a more dense medium? it moves into a more dense medium? - The speed decreases,

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