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Chapter 14 PS vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A periodic disturbance. | Wave |
| A physical environment in which phenomena 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. | Wavelength |
| 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 Wave |
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