Waves Study Cards!😀

Question 1

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

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Transverse wave

Question 2

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

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Wave

Question 3

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

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Mechanical wave

Question 4

A substance from which a wave moves.

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Medium

Question 5

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

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Longitudinal wave

Question 6

The highest point, or peak, of a wave.

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Crest

Question 7

The lowest point, or valley of a wave.

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Trough

Question 8

The maximum distance that it’s disturbance causes a medium in its rest position ;the distance between a crest or trough of a weave and line through the center of the wave.

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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.

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Wavelength

Question 10

The number f waves that passed the fix point in a given amount of time, usually in seconds; the number of cycles per unit time.

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Frequency

Question 11

The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes s barrier

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Reflection

Question 12

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

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Refraction

Question 13

The spreading out of a wave as they pass through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle

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Diffraction

Question 14

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

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Interference

Question 15

A type of wave, such as a light wave or radio wave, that does not require a medium to travel; a disturbance that transfers energy through a field

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Electromagnetic Wave

Question 16

Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves

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Radiation

Question 17

The range of all electromagnetic frequencies, including the following types( from lowest to highest frequency): radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, invisible light, ultraviolet light, x-Ray, and gamma rays

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Electromagnetic spectrum

Question 18

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

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Radio waves

Question 19

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

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Microwaves

Question 20

The part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves detected by the human eye

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Visible light

Question 21

Part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with waves of frequencies between those microwaves and visible light

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Infrared light

Question 22

The part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than those of x-rays

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Ultraviolet light

Question 23

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies;

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X-rays

Question 24

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

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Gamma rays

Question 25

The passage of a wave through a medium

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Transmission

Question 26

The disappearance of a wave into a medium

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Absorption

Question 27

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

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Scattering

Question 28

The way of filtering light so that all of the waves vibrate in the same direction

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Polarization

Question 29

An optical tool that uses retractions to separate the different wavelengths that make up white light

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Prism

Question 30

Three colors of light-red, green, blue- that can be mixed to produce all possible colors

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Primary colors

Question 31

Three colors of substances-cya, yellow, and magenta- that can be mixed to produce all possible colors

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Primary pigments