Waves

Question 1

a substance through which a wave moves

Answer 1

Medium

Question 2

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance

Answer 2

Wave

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Mechanical wave

Question 4

A type of wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels

Answer 4

Transverse wave

Question 5

A type of wave in which the disturbance moves in the same direction that the wave travels

Answer 5

Longitudinal wave

Question 6

The highest point, or peak, of a wave

Answer 6

Crest

Question 7

The lowest point, or valley, of a wave

Answer 7

Trough

Question 8

The maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its rest position; the distance between a crest or trough of a wave and line through the center of a wave

Answer 8

Amplitude

Question 9

The distance from one wave peak or crest to the next peak or crest. Wavelength can be measured as the distance from any part of one wave to the identical part of the next wave

Answer 9

Wavelength

Question 10

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time, usually one second; the number of cycles per unit time

Answer 10

Frequency

Question 11

The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

Answer 11

Reflection

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Refraction

Question 13

The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle

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Diffraction

Question 14

The meeting and combining of waves; the adding and subtracting of wave amplitudes that occurs as waves overlap

Answer 14

Interference