Wave properties and velocity

• Understand that waves transfer energy and information without causing a net transfer of matter.
• Describe empirical evidence demonstrating that for water and sound waves, the wave itself travels rather than the medium.
• Define and apply the terms frequency and wavelength in the context of wave behavior.
• Apply the concepts of amplitude, period, wave velocity, and wavefront to describe wave phenomena.
• Differentiate between longitudinal and transverse waves, citing specific examples such as sound, electromagnetic, seismic, and water waves.
• Calculate wave speed using frequency and wavelength, or distance and time.

$v = f \times \lambda$