Waves Parts of a wave Finish the sentence Vocabulary Vocabulary #2
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Mechanical waves are...
Waves that requires a physical medium to travel through
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The point of maximum positive displacement is the...
Crest
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________is the turning back of a wave
Reflection
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Define the law of reflection
The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
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Polarization
The action of restricting the vibrations of a transverse wave to one single direction
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Transverse waves are...
Waves that move the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave
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The point of maximum negative displacement is the...
Trough
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_______is the bending of a wave as it pases obliquely from one medium into another of a different propaganda
Refraction
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Unit of measurement for frequency
Hertz (Hz)
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Velocity
Speed of the wave
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What is a longitudinal wave?
A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction of the wave
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The part of a longitudinal wave wheee the particles of the medium are far apart is
Rarefraction
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Diffraction is the ________ of a wave around a barrier
Spreading
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The phenomenon that occurs when two waves meet in the same position at the same time, resulting in a larger amplitude
Constructive interference
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Period
The time interval for one complete motion of the wave
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What is amplitude?
The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through the medium
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_________is the distance from a point of one wave to the same point on the next wave
Wavelength
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Resonance is the ______________caused by another vibration at the objects natural frequency
Vibration of an object
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The phenomenon that occurs when two waves meet in the same position at the same time, resulting in a samller amplitude
Destructive interference
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Electromagnetic waves that have the highest frequency
Gamma rays
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A wave is....
The displacement that transfer energy from one place to another.
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________ is the number of repeating events
Frequency
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A medium is the ___________ is traveling through
Material the wave
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Doppler effect
The change in frequency due to the relative motion of the wave source & the observer
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What type of waves are light waves,
Electromagnetic






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