Waves

3. the distance between the start of one wave cycle and the start of the next wave cycle
4. pulse a wave made of a single disturbance that does not repeat
6. a disturbance that carries energy, but not matter, from one place to another
9. a representation of a situation which makes important aspects easy to see
11. a wave in which the matter moves in a circular pattern that is sometimes parallel and sometimes perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels
12. a wave in which particles of matter move back and forth

1. the number of wave cycles that pass a certain point in a given period of time; often expressed in wave cycles per second, or hertz (Hz)
2. wave relationship the equation that relates wave speed, frequency and wavelength (wave speed = frequency × wavelength)
3. cycle one complete motion of the repeating pattern of a wave
4. speed the distance a wave moves in a given amount of time
5. a wave in which the matter moves in a pattern perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels
7. a wave in which the matter moves in a pattern parallel to the direction that the wave travels
8. the size of the disturbance a wave causes in its medium
10. the matter that a mechanical wave travels through