click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Waves and Sound
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wave | disturbance that moves through matter or space. |
| transverse wave | mechanical wave that causes particles in matter to move at right angles to the direction the wave travels. |
| compressional wave | mechanical wave that causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the direction the wave travels. |
| wavelength | distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction. |
| frequency | number of wavelengths that pass a given point in one second, meaasured in hertz(Hz) |
| refraction | change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one material into another. |
| law of reflection | states that |