science Flashcards
waves can be either?
transverse or longitudinal
waves transfer what?
energy
4 classifications of waves
transverse,longitudinal,mechanical ,electromagnetic
type of longitudinal/mechanical wave
sound wave
types of tranverse and electromagnetic wave
radio wave,gamma ray,x-ray, ifrared ray,visible light,ultraviolet ray,microwave
characteristics of a wave
frequency,period,wavelength,speed, trough,crest and amplitude
number of waves produce per unit of time
frequency
time taken to complete one cycle of a wave to pass through
period
distance between twio successive points
wavelength
distance traveled per unit of time
speed
an example of an wave that is both transverse and longitudinal
seismic waves
a scottish mathematical physicist
james clark maxwell
when and who observed electromagnetic waves
1887,heinrich hertz
all electromagnetic waves propagate in a vacuum with a speed of?
3x10^8 m/s
describes the the entire range of electromagnetic radiation
the electromagnetic spectrum
is a wireless technology and uses a chip that transmits information to a receiver at a frequency of 2.45 GHz
bluetooth
bluetooth was named after
blatand I
in 1995 who were the five companies that founded the bluetooth special interest group
ericsson,nokia,intel toshiba and Ibm
in 1887 who discovered radio waves
heinrich hertz
it relies on 24 satellites and was originally intended for military purposes
gps
who invented gps
Dr. ivan getting
extremely high -frequency radio waves
microwave
used in remote controls
infrared ray
who and when discovered infrared rays
william herschel in 1800
irda stands for
infrared data association
who discovered ultraviolet rays
johann wilhem ritter
a young german mechanical engineer and physicist
wilhem conrad roentgen
xrays were discovered by whom?
wilhem conrad roentgen(bro won a nobel prize by accident💀💀)
who discovered gamma rays
french chemist paul villard
ripples in space time caused by whirling massive objects
gravitational waves