Wave Anatomy
Types of Waves
The Wave Equation
Waves Continued
Distortion
100
The highest point of a transverse wave
What is a Crest
100
Travels and transfers energy through a medium
What is a Wave
100
Calculate the frequency of a wave that crashes onto the beach 20 times every minute 
What is 20/60 = 1/3
100
A clock demonstrates ________
What is Simple Harmonic Motion
100
A wave with a amplitude of 3 meters meets a wave with an amplitude of 5 meters.  What is their new Amplitude?
What is 8 meters
200
The distance between successive crests or troughs
What is Wavelength
200
Consists of compression and rarefaction
What is a longitudinal or Compression Wave
200
A sound have has a frequency of 370 Hz.  Calculate the waves period
What is 1/370 = 0.0027s
200
Measured in Hz
What is Frequency
200
The change in direction of w wave at an interference between two mediums
What is Reflection
300
The spreading out of matter in a longitudinal wave
What is a Rarefaction
300
Needed for waves to travel through
What is a Medium
300
Calculate the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave which has a frequency of 500 MHz (Remember C=300,000,000 m/s)
What is 300,000,000/500,000,000 = 0.6m
300
Has a wave speed on 343 m/s
What are Sound Waves
300
Light moving from the air, into the glass in your car window, and into your car is an example of ________
What is Refraction
400
Maximum displacement of a particle on the medium from its rest position
What is Amplitude
400
Particle motion is perpendicular to the direction of the wave
What is a Transverse wave
400
A pendulum moves with simple harmonic motion and has a string length of 2.78 meters.  Calculate the period of the pendulum.
What is 2*pi*sqrt(2.78/9,8) = 3.346s
400

Has a constant speed through a vacuum of 3 x 10^5 km/s

What are Electromagnetic Waves
400
A lens focuses light on a ________
What is Focal Point
500
Has a standard unit of cycles per second
What is Frequecy 
500
________ is not transported in a wave, only ________
What is Matter and Energy
500
A mechanical wave has a period of 0.0045s and a wavelength of 0.02 meters.  Calculate the waves velocity.
What is 1/0.0045 = 222.22Hz --- 222.22*0.02 =  4.44 m/s 
500
Exhibits the maximum amount of negative displacement from the rest position
What is a trough
500
When a wave moves through a __________ they spread out quickly
What is a Small Opening
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