Waves Multiple Choice Flashcards
A wave is a transfer of _____ from one location to another
Energy
The highest part of a wave is called the _____
Crest
The _____ of a wave is the distance from equilibrium and is a measure of a wave’s energy
Amplitude
A wave that travels without a medium is called an _____ wave
Electromagnetic Wave
The shortest time interval in which wave motion repeats itself is called the _____
Period
_____ discovered radio waves in 1887
Heinrich Hertz
The _____ wavelength of light has the longest wavelength
Red
In transverse waves, particles vibrate _____ to the direction of the wave
Perpendicular
A wave undergoing a medium change will experience no change in _____
Frequency
When a wave reflects from a free or loose end, it will reflect _____
On the same side unchanged (upright)
The _____ of the amplitude of the initial waves is the resultant wave
Sum
According to Einstein, nothing can travel faster than light in a _____
Vacuum
The refractive index for water is 1.33. This means ______
Light travels 1.33 times slower in water than in a vacuum
A critical angle can only occur _____
From a more dense to a less dense medium
When two waves are on the same side of equilibrium and will pass through each other, we know ______ interference will take place
Constructive
