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Wave Vocabulary
Wave Vocabulary for Test
Question | Answer |
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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 |