Waves

Question 1

A disturbance caused by a vibration.

Answer 1

Wave

Question 2

An intervening substance.

Answer 2

Medium

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Mechanical Waves

Question 4

A type of wave in which the disturbance move in the direction at right angles to the direction of the wave.

Answer 4

Transverse wave

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Longitudinal Wave

Question 6

The highest point of a wave.

Answer 6

Crest

Question 7

The lowest point of a wave

Answer 7

Trough

Question 8

Distance between one peak and the next on a wave.

Answer 8

Wave Length

Question 9

The bouncing back of a wave after it hits a barrier.

Answer 9

Reflection

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Refraction

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Diffraction

Question 12

The meeting and combining of waves: the adding or subtracting of wave amplitudes that occur as waves overlap.

Answer 12

Interference

Question 13

The range of all electromagnetic frequencies.

Answer 13

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Question 14

Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves.

Answer 14

Radiation

Question 15

A type of wave such as a light wave or a radio wave that doesn’t require a medium to travel through a disturbance that transfers energy through a field.

Answer 15

Electromagnetic Waves

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Radio Waves

Question 17

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a higher frequencies than radio waves but lower frequencies than infrared waves.

Answer 17

Microwaves

Question 18

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with a frequencies between those of microwaves and visible light.

Answer 18

Infared Light

Question 19

A part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of wave frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than x-rays.

Answer 19

Ultraviolet Light

Question 20

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

Answer 20

X-rays

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Gama Rays

Question 22

The passage of waves through a medium.

Answer 22

Transmission

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Absorption

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Scattering

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Polarization

Question 26

An optical tool that uses refraction of light to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light.

Answer 26

Prism

Question 27

Three colors of light that can be mixed to produce all possible colors.

Answer 27

Primary Colors

Question 28

Three colors of substances that can be mixed to produce any possible color.

Answer 28

Primary Pigment

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Amplitude

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Frequency