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Noah Vega
Ch. 17 & 18
Term | Definition |
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periodic motion | any motion that repeats at regular time intervals. |
period | the time required for one complete cycle of periodic motion. |
frequency | the number of complete cycles per unit time of periodic motion. |
hertz | the unit of measure for frequency, equal to one cycle per second. |
wavelength | the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave. |
reflection | the interaction that occurs when a wave bounces off a surface it cannot pass through. |
refraction | the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle. |
diffraction | the bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening. |
interference | the interaction of two or more waves that combine in a region of overlap. |
constructive interference | the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement. |
destructive interference | the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with smaller displacement. |
standing wave | a wave that appears to stay in one place and does not seem to move through a medium. |
node | a point on a standing wave that has no displacement from the rest position. |
antinode | a point of maximum displacement midway between two nodes in a standing way. |
electromagnetic waves | a transverse wave consisting of changing electric and changing magnetic fields. |
electric field | a field in a region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles; a field produced by electric charges or by changing magnetic fields. |
magnetic field | a field in a region of space that exerts magnetic forces. |
electromagnetic radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
photoelectric effect | the emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metal. |
photons | a packet of electromagnetic energy. |
intensity | the rate at which a wave's energy flows through given unit of area. |
electromagnetic spectrum | a full range of electromagnetic radiation. |
amplitude | the maximum displacement of a medium from the rest position. |
modulation | ggggggg |
frequency modulation | a method of transmitting a radio signal in which the frequency of the carrier wave varies while its amplitude remains the same. |
thermograms | a color coded picture using variation in infrared radiation to show changes in temperature. |
mechanical wave | a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another |
medium | the material through which a wave travels |
crest | |
trough | |
transverse wave | |
compression | |
rarefaction | |
longitudinal wave | |
surface wave |