WAVE VOCABULARY

Question 1

Wave

Answer 1

a disturbance that transverse energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance

Question 2

Medium

Answer 2

the substance through which a wave moves

Question 3

Mechanical Wave

Answer 3

A wave such as a sound or seismic wave that transfers kinetic energy through matter

Question 4

Transverse Wave

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a wave in which the distance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave

Question 5

Longitudinal Wave

Answer 5

a type of wave in which the distance move in the same direction that the wave travels

Question 6

Crest

Answer 6

the highest point of a wave

Question 7

Trough

Answer 7

Lowest point of a wave

Question 8

Amplitude

Answer 8

The maximum distance that disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position.

Question 9

Wave Length

Answer 9

the distance between one crest to the next wave crest.

Question 10

Frequency

Answer 10

the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given period of time

Question 11

Reflection

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The bouncing back of a wave after it hits a barrier

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Diffraction

Answer 12

The bending of light as it crosses a boundary between two mediums at an angle other than 90 degrees

Question 13

Interference

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the meeting and combining of waves; the adding or subtracting of wave amplitudes that occur as waves overlap

Question 14

Electromagnetic Spectrum

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The range of all electromagnetic frequencies

Question 15

Radiation

Answer 15

Energy that travels across distance in the form of electromagnetic waves

Question 16

Electromagnetic Wave

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A type of wave such as light wave or radio wave that does not require a medium to travel through a distance that transfers energy through a field

Question 17

Radio Wave

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves of the lowest frequencies

Question 18

Microwave

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Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies than radio waves but lower frequencies than infrared waves

Question 19

Infrared Light

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Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies between those of microwave and are visible light

Question 20

Ultraviolet Light

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The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves of frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than x-rays

Question 21

X-Ray

Answer 21

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from 10 to the 16 power to 10 to the 21 power hertz

Question 22

Gamma Rays

Answer 22

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the highest frequencies

Question 23

Transmission

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the passage of waves through a medium

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Absorption

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the disappearance of a wave into a medium. The energy transferred by a wave is converted into another form of energy

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Scattering

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The spreading out of light waves in all directions as particles reflect and absorb the light

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Polarization

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A way of filtering light so that all of the waves vibrate in the same direction

Question 27

Prism

Answer 27

A optical tool that uses refraction to light to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light

Question 28

Primary Colors

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These colors of light (red, blue and yellow) that can be mixed to produce all possible colors.

Question 29

Primary Pigment

Answer 29

These color substance (cyan, yellow and magenta) that can be mixed to produce an possible colors