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Cailynne

Chapter 17&18 Vocab

TermDefinition
mechanical wave it is a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
medium the material in which a wave travels through
crest the highest point of a wave below the rest position
transverse wave a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
compression an area where the particles in a medium are close together
rarefraction area where the particles in a medium are spread apart
longitude waves is a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
surface wave the wave that travels along a surface separating two media
periodic motion any motion that repeats at regular time intervals
period the time required for one cycle, a complete motion that returns to its starting point
frequency the number of complete cycles in a given time
hertz frequency measured in cycles per second
wavelength the distance between a point on one wave and the same point of the next cycle of the wave
amplitude the max displacement of the medium from its rest position
reflection occurs when a wave bounces ff a surface that it can't pass through
refraction the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle
diffravtion its 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
constuctive interference the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement
destuctive interference the interaction among two or more waves in ehich displacements combine to produce a wave with smaller displacements
standing wave wave that appears to stay in one place and doesn't seem to move through the medium
node point on a standing wave that has no displacement from the rest position
antinode point of max displacement midway between two nodes in a standing wave
electromagnetic waves transverse wave consisting of changing electric and changing magnetic feilds
electric feild field in a region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles; a field produced by electric charges or by changing magnetic feilds
magnetic feild field in region of space that exerts magnetic forces; field produced by magnets, by changing electric fields, or moving charges
electromagnetic radiation transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
photoelectric effect the emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metal
photons packet of electromagnetic energy
intensity the rate at which a waves energy flows through a given unit of area
electromagnetic spectrum full range of electromagnetic radiation
amplitude modulation method of transmitting a radio signal in which the amplitude of the carriee wave varies while its frequency remains the same
frequency modulation method of tranmitting a radio signal in which the frequency of the carrier varies while its amplitude remains the same
thermograms color coded picture using variations in infrared radiation to show varations in temp
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