Wave Motion and Interactions

• Describe wave motion in terms of amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and period.
• Describe evidence demonstrating that for ripples on water and sound waves in air, it is the wave that travels, not the water or air itself.
• Explain the fundamental differences between transverse and longitudinal waves.
• Identify waves on a rope as transverse waves and sound waves in air as longitudinal waves.
• Define the terms wavelength and frequency.
• Apply the relationship between speed, frequency, and wavelength to various waves, including water waves, sound waves, and the electromagnetic spectrum.

$v = f \times \lambda$