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chap 14 vocaboihioi
chap 14
Question | Answer |
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wave ` | periodic disturbance in a solid ,liquid, or gas as enrgy is transmitted through a medium |
medium | physical environment in which phenomena occur |
mechanical wave | a wvae that requires a medium throught which to travel |
electromagnetic wave | a wave that consists of oscillation electricqand magnetic fields ,which raadiate outward at the speed of light |
trancverse wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling |
longitudinal wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parelle to the direction of the wave motion |
crest | the highest point of a wave |
trough | the lowest point in the wave |
amplitude | the maximum distance that the particles of a waves mediumvibrate from their rest position |
wave length | the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave |
doppler effect | an observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving |
reflection | the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through |
diffraction | a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge such as an opening |
refraction | the bending of a wave front as the wavefront passes between the two substances in which the speed of the wave differs |
interference | the combination of two or more waves of the same frequency that results in a single wave |
constructive interference | any interference in which waves combine so that the resulting wave is bigger than the original waves |
destructive interference | any interference in which waves combie so that the resulting wave is smaller than the largest of the original wave |
standing wave | the pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still |