Vocabulary Flashcards
Medium
Is any substance that a wave moves through
Mechanical wave
Waver that transfer energy through matter
Transverse wave
The direction in witch the wave travels is perpendicular
Longitudinal wave
The wave that travels in the direction of the disturbance
Crest
Is the highest point in the wave
Trough
Is the lowest Point of the wave
Amplitude
Is the distance between the line through the crest
Wave link
The distance between one wave crest to the vary next crest
Frequency
The number of passing waves
Reflection
The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier
Refraction
Is the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle other than 90 degrees.
Diffraction
Is the spreading out of waves through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle
Interference
Is the meting and the combining of a wave
Electromagnetic wave
Is a disturbance that transfers energy through a feld
Radiation
Energy that moves in the form of em waves