Wave Properties
More Wave Prop.
Light Waves
Boundary Behavior
power
100

a disturbance that carries energy from place to place.

what is a wave?

100
The inverse of period.
What is frequency?
100
The higher the frequency then the shorter the_________.
What is wavelength?
100

When one medium ends, another medium begins; the interface of the two media

what is Boundary Behavior?

100

This the rate at which work is done

what is power?

200

Some waves MUST have a medium in order to move.

what are mechanical waves?

200
The equation for wave speed.
What is v=fλ?
200
The distance in meters from the crest of one wave to the crest of another.
What is wavelength?
200

The bending of waves AROUND an object

what is Diffraction?

200

the unit that power is measured

What is Watts

300

transfer of energy in a motion that is perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling.

What is a Transverse Wave?

300
Waves travel at a speed of 4 m/s at a frequency of 2 Hz. Therefore the wavelength must be_________.
What is 2 meters?
300

a transparent, curved piece of glass or plastic that focuses light rays to a single point

What is convex lenses?

300

when a wave enters a new medium and its SPEED CHANGES

what is Refraction?

300

This happens to power when you increase the amount of work done.

What is increasing your power

400

Some waves do not need matter to be able to move

What are electromagnetic waves

400
Waves travel at a frequency of 4.0 Hz. Therefore, their period must be________
What is 0.25 s?
400
All the different wavelengths of visible light combined together.
What is White Light?
400

the angle at which light hits a smooth surface is equal to the angle at which it bounces off 

What is the law of reflection?

400

This happens to power when you increase time.

What is decreasing power

500
The period of a wave with a frequency of 50 HZ.
What is 0.02 s?
500
The Sears building sways back and forth every 10 seconds. Therefore thefrequency of its vibrations is _____.
What is 0.1 HZ?
500

sunlight interacts with raindrops, causing light to refract (bend) and reflect, separating white light into its constituent colors

what is a rainbow?

500

when a wave encounters the end of a medium that is free to move, resulting in the reflected wave having the same orientation (not inverted) as the incident wave

what is free end reflection?

500

If I do 2000 Joules of work in 5 seconds, I produce this amount of power.

What is 400 watts.

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