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Waves Flashcards

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Medium

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Material through which a wave travels

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Wave

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

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Longitudinal wave

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Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels,or parallel to the wave.

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Transverse wave

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Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels.

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Mechanical waves

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Waves that require a medium.

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Electromagnetic waves

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Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields

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Amplitude

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Measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.

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Wavelength

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Distance over which the waves shape repeats.

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Wave period

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Time required for one cycle.

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Frequency

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How many cycles occur in an amount of time,most commonly 1’s.

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Hertz

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One hertz is equal to one cycle per second.

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Wavefronts

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The peaks that can be drawn as shapes, such as circles or spheres

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Wave speed

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The speed at which a wave travels.

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Radiation

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The transfer of energy as EM waves

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Visible light represents only a very small part of the range of frequencies

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Infrared

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Slightly longer wave lengths than red light.

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Ultraviolet

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Slightly shorter wave lengths than violet light.

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Transparent

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Matter that limits light

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Translucent

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Materials that limit but do not let the light travel straight through.

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Opaque

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Materials that do not let any light pass through them.

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Absorption

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Transfer of light energy to matter.

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Reflection

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The bouncing

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Refraction

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Change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle.

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Scattering

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When light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium.

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

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Wave

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Material through which a wave travels

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Medium

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Particles move back and forth on the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the wave.

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Longitudinal wave

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Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels

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Transverse wave

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Waves that require a medium.

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Mechanical wave

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Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields

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Electromagnetic waves

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Measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.

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Amplitude

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Distance over which the waves shape repeats

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Wavelength

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Time required for one cycle

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Wave period

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How many cycles occur in an amount of time, most commonly 1’s

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Frequency

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One is equal to one cycle per second

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Hertz

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Peaks that can be drawn as shapes such as circles or spheres

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Wavefronts

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The speed at which a wave travels

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Wave speed

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Transfer of energy as EM waves

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Radiation

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Visible light that represents only a very small part of the range of frequencies that an EM wave can have

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Slightly longer wavelengths than a red light

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Infrared

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Slightly shorter wavelengths than violet light

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Ultraviolet

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Matter that limits light

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Transparent

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Materials that transmit light but do not let the light travel straight through

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Translucent

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Materials that do not let any light pass through them

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Opaque

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Transfer of light energy to matter

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Absorption

45
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The bouncing of light off a surface

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Reflection

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Change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium to another at an angle

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Refraction

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When light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium

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Scattering

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