waves

Question 1

bending of wave moves across boundary between one meidum another

Answer 1

refraction

Question 2

bouncing back a wave from a surface in light from smooth surface specular reflection, a rough surface diffuse reflection

Answer 2

reflection

Question 3

bending a wave though a open or around the edge of an object

Answer 3

diffraction

Question 4

light energy is converted into some other form

Answer 4

absorption

Question 5

is an ocillaation that travels from one place to another with a certain velocity

Answer 5

wave

Question 6

matter that a wave travels through

Answer 6

medium

Question 7

the valley, or lowest point between two crest

Answer 7

trought

Question 8

the peak, or hightest point of a transverse wave

Answer 8

crest

Question 9

is the distance a wave oseillates from its resting point,greater the amplitude the louder the sound

Answer 9

amplitude

Question 10

is the number of oscillations per second, the higher the frequency the higher the pitch

Answer 10

frequency

Question 11

is the distance from any point on one wave to a correspounding point on an adjacent wave

Answer 11

wavelength

Question 12

what is the visable light colors?

Answer 12

roygbiv ( red,orange,yellow,green,blue, indigo, violet

Question 13

desribes matter that allows light to pass through ot easily

Answer 13

transparent

Question 14

describes matter that allows some, but not all of the light that hits it to [ass through ,that scatters some light

Answer 14

translucent

Question 15

describes matter that right doesn’t pass through

Answer 15

opaque

Question 16

energy that travel through matter

Answer 16

mechanical

Question 17

from of energy that can travel through empty space as well as through matter

Answer 17

electromagnetic

Question 18

what are the order of the electromactice spectem

Answer 18

radio waves, microwaves,infrered waves visible light, ultraviolet, xrays, gamma rays

Question 19

is the distance a wave travels in a given amount of time

Answer 19

wavespeed

Question 20

to vibrate or swing back and forth or up and down from one extreme limit to another

Answer 20

oscillate

Question 21

measurment of wave frequency equal to vibration per second

Answer 21

hertz

Question 22

a wave that oscillates back and forth parallel to the direction it is traveling; where the wave pushes matter closer together

Answer 22

longitdinal wave

Question 23

a wave that oscillates per pendicular to the direction it is traveling

Answer 23

transvers wave

Question 24

regions where the coils are far together

Answer 24

rarefaction

Question 25

regions where the coils are closer together

Answer 25

compressions