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Ch 14 vocab.
Question | Answer |
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a periodic disturbance in a solid liquid, gas as energy is transmitted through a measurement. | Wave |
a physical environment in which pnemonea occur. | Medium |
a wave that requires a medium through which to travel. | Mechanical Wave |
a wave that consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields of which radiate outward at the speed of light. | Electromagnetic Wave |
a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling. | Transverse Wave |
a wave in which the particles of the median vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion. | Longitudinal Wave |
The highest point of a wave. | Crest |
The lowest point of a wave. | Trough |
the maximum distance that the particles of a waves medium vibrate from their rest position. | Amplitude |
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave. | Wave Length |
the time that it takes a complete cycle or wave oscillation to occur. | Period |
the number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given time interval. | Frequency |
occurs for light and other types of waves. | Doppler Effect |
is simply the bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface or boundary. | Reflection |
this bending of waves as they pass an edge. | Diffraction |
when several waves are in the same location the waves combine to produce a single new wave that is different from the original. | Interference |
a wave whose amplitude is the sum of the amplitudes of the two individual waves. | Destructive Interference |
can form when a wave is reflected at the boundary of a medium. | Standing Waves |