Science-final Exam Flashcards
Direction in which the wave travels is perpendicular
Transverse wave
Disappearance of an EM wave through a medium
Absorption
Waves that transfer energy through matter
Mechanical wave
Top of a wave(hill)
Crest
Any substance that a wave moves through
Medium
Notice something, watch something
Observing
Distance from one wave crest to the very next wave crest
Wavelength
Bending of a wave after it enters a new medium at other than 90 degrees
Refraction
Passage of an EM wave through a medium
Transmissions
Part of the EM spectrum that human eyes can see
Visible light
Bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier
Reflection
Range of all EM frequencies
Electromagnetic spectrum
Wave travels in the same direction as the disturbance
Longitudinal wave
EM waves that have the longest wavelengths, lowest frequencies, and lowest energies
Radio waves
Number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time
Frequency