Finals Test Flashcards
Interference
The meeting and combining of waves
X Rays
an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength
Longitudinal Wave
a type of wave in which the disturbance move the same direction that the wave travels.
Transverse Wave
a wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave.
Mechanical Wave
A wave such as a sound or seismic wave that transfers kinetic energy through matter.
Wave
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another with out requiring matter to move the entire distance.
Transmission
the action or process of transmitting something
Radio Waves
an electromagnetic wave of a frequency
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Energy that travels across distances.
Trough
the lowest point or valley of a wave.
Wavelength
the distance from one crest to the next wave crest.
Reflection
the bouncing back of a wave after it hits a barrier.
Medium
A substance through which a wave moves.
Crest
The highest point or peak of a wave.
Amplitude
the maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move.