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Ch 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wave | a periodic disturbance in a solid liquid, gas as energy is transmitted through a measurement. |
| Medium | a physical environment in which pnemonea occur. |
| Mechanical wave | a wave that requires a medium through which to travel. |
| Electromagnetic wave | a wave that consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields of which radiate outward at the speed of light. |
| Transverse waves | 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 median vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion. |
| Crest | The highest point of a wave. |
| Trough | The lowest point of a wave. |
| Amplitude | the maximum distance that the particles of a waves medium vibrate from their rest position. |
| Wavelength | the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave. |
| Period | the time that it takes a complete cycle or wave oscillation to occur. |
| Frequency | the number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given time interval. |
| Doppler effect | occurs for light and other types of waves. |
| Reflection | is simply the bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface or boundary. |
| Diffraction | this bending of waves as they pass an edge. |
| Interference | when several waves are in the same location the waves combine to produce a single new wave that is different from the original. |
| Destructive interference | a wave whose amplitude is the sum of the amplitudes of the two individual waves. |
| Standing waves | can form when a wave is reflected at the boundary of a medium. |