Section 1 Science Notes

Section 1 Science Notes

1. A wave is a repeating disturbance

2. Waves travel as long as they have energy

3. Sound waves travel though the air or other mediums

4. Mediums are the matter that waves travel through

5. Not all waves travel through mediums

   • They can also travel through space

6. The two types of mechanical waves are

   • Transverse and Compressional

7. Waves transfer energy without transporting matter

8. Waves are produced by something that vibrates

9. Transverse waves move forwards and backwards at right angles

10. Compressional Waves move forwards and backwards in along the direction of the wave

11. Seismic Waves are a combination of compressional waves and transverse waves