Wave Classification — types?
Mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
Wave Properties — key relation?
Speed equals frequency times wavelength.
Sound Wave Nature — type?
Longitudinal wave in a medium.
Wave — definition?
A disturbance transferring energy without matter transport.
Mechanical vs electromagnetic — difference?
Mechanical requires medium; electromagnetic can travel in vacuum.
Transverse wave — particle displacement?
Perpendicular to wave direction.
Longitudinal wave — particle displacement?
Parallel to wave direction.
Wave speed formula?
v = f λ.
Doppler Effect — what?
Change in frequency due to motion between source and observer.
Sound wave — nature?
Mechanical longitudinal wave.
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