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Ch 20 Terms AE
Ch 20 Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wave | Any Disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space |
| Medium | A substance through which a wave can travel |
| Explain how energy transfers through a medium | Wave go through a medium by vibration of particles |
| Describe how sound waves work | It vibrates the particles and if there are none to vibrate there is no an |
| Describe how Ocean Waves transfer energy | It must travel through a medium |
| Electromagnetic waves | Waves that do not require a medium |
| 5 Examples that operates using electromagnetic waves | Microwave ovens, TV, Radio Signals, X Rays, and visible light |
| Explain how waves can be classified | Based on the direction in which the particles of the medium vibrate compared with the direction in which the waves travel. |
| Describe how Transverse Waves Move | Up and Down |
| Describe how Longitudinal Waves Move | Back and Forth |
| Amplitude+ Drawing | The maximum distance the wave vibrates from its rest position. |
| Wavelength+ Drawing | The distance between any two adjacent crests or compressions in a series of waves |
| Frequency+ Drawing | The number of waves produced in a given amount of time |
| Wave Speed+ Drawing | The speed at which a wave travels |
| Wave Speed Formula | V=λ x F |
| Reflection | When a wave bounces back after striking a barrier |
| Refraction | The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another |
| Diffraction | The bending of waves around a barrier or through an opening |
| Interference | The result of two or more waves overlapping |