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Wave Review Quiz
Term | Definition |
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wave | traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another |
transverse wave | causes particles in matter to move back and forth at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels |
Congressional wave | causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the same direction in which it travels |
amplitude | a measure of the distance from the rest position to the crest or trough of a wave |
wavelength | distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it |
frequency | number of full wavelengths that pass by a point each second |
electromagnetic wave | can travel through matter and empty space |
mechanical wave | require a medium |
translucent | a material that allows most light to pass through; forms blurry image |
transparent | material that allows almost all light to pass through; forms clear image |
opaque | a material that allows no light to pass through |
absorbtion | When light hits a non-reflecting surface, the light waves are absorbed by the object. |
crest | high points of a transverse wave |
trough | low points of a transverse wave |
reflection | occurs when waves bounce off matter |