Summit - Electromagnetic Radiation Questions and Answers| Latest Update

Summit - Electromagnetic Radiation
Questions and Answers| Latest Update
Which of the following best describes a difference between light waves and sound waves?
Light waves can transfer energy through a vacuum; sound waves need a medium to
transfer energy.



What is the amplitude of a wave? Height of a wave. The distance from rest position to
crest (half the distance between crest and trough)



Sounds waves are longitudinal waves



sounds waves wave that is produced by vibrations



transverse wave a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction
in which the wave travels



longitudinal wave A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction
in which the wave travels.



mechanical wave A wave that requires a medium through which to travel



A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be a Solid, liquid, or gas.



Transverse and longitudinal waves both...? Transfer energy through a medium.


Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in one direction parallel to the wave's motion?
Longitudinal