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Wave Vocabulary
Wave Vocabulary for Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wave | traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another |
| Vibration | Movement that follows the same path over and over again |
| Transverse Wave | A wave in which the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of the wave |
| Longitudinal wave | A wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave |
| Surface Wave | Wave that consists of a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves and occurs at the surface between two different mediums |
| Medium | Material through which a mechanical wave travels |
| Angle of Reflection | The angle between an incoming wave and an imaginary line drawn perpindicular to the surface of the new medium |
| Angle of Incidence | The angle between an incoming wave and an imaginary line drawn perpindicular to the surface of the new medium |
| Law of Reflection | States that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence |
| Electromagnetic wave | Wave that consists of electric and magnetic fields and does not require a medium to exist |
| Reflection | bouncing back of waves upon reading another surface |