Waves Vocab Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
wave | transports energy through a medium |
oscillation | up-and-down motion of a particle |
medium | an object or substance through which energy is transported |
traverse wave | particles in the medium oscillate perpendicular to the motion of the wave |
longitudinal wave | particles in the medium oscillate parallel to the motion of the wave |
amplitude | distance between equilibrium and the crest/trough |
crest | position farthest above equilibrium |
trough | position farthest below equilibrium |
equilibrium | position of particles when at rest |
pulse width | distance between particles at equilibrium around pulse |
wavelength | distance between equivalent points on waves |
reflection | when a wave hits a boundary and returns in the direction from which it came |
fixed-end reflection | an end that can't move causes a wave to invert |
free-end reflection | an end that can move causes a wave to stay the same |
transmission | when a wave moves from one medium to another. could change speed and wavelength, but not frequency. |
interference | when waves meet |
wave superposition | amplitude at every point increase |
constructive wave | build on each other |
destructive wave | destroy each other |
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