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waves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compressional wave | mechanical wave that cause particles in matter to move back and forth along the direction the wave travels |
| diffraction | bending of waves around an object |
| electromagnetic spectrum | complete rang of electromagnetic wave frequency and wavelength |
| electromagnetic waves | waves that can travel matter or empty space, includes radio waves, X rays, and gamma rays |
| frequency | numbers of wavelength that pass a given point in one second, measured in hertz |
| infrared waves | electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between about one thousandth of a meter and 700 billionths of a meter |
| intensity | amount of energy a wave carries past a certain area each second |
| law of reflection | states that the angle the incoming wave make with the normal to the reflecting surface equals the angle the reflected wave make with the surface |
| pitch | human perception of the frequency of sound |
| refraction | change in direction of a wav when it change speed as it travel from one material into another |
| reverberation | repeated echoes of sound waves |
| transverse wave | mechanic waves that causes particles in matter to move at right angles to the direction the waves travels |
| ultraviolet waves | electromagnetic waves with wavelength between about 400 billionths and 10b |
| waves | Disturbance between that move through matter and space and carries energy |
| wavelength | Disturbance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction |