Wave Basics
the "top" of a transverse wave
What is the Crest?
Waves that require no medium through which to travel
What are electromagnetic waves?
The bending of waves as they pass around a barrier
What is diffraction?
We can see these
What is visible light?
A piano causes a tuning fork to vibrate due to this
What is resonance?
The distance between corresponding points of consecutive waves
What is the wavelength?
Waves in which the particles of the medium travel parallel to wave direction
What are compressional or longitudinal waves?
The bouncing of waves
What is reflection?
Our cell phones depend on these waves
What are radio waves?
The angle of incidence is equal to _______
What is the angle of reflection?
How often a vibration occurs
What is the frequency?
Waves in which the medium vibrates perpendicular to direction of wave travel
What are transverse waves?
Prisms split light into the colors of the rainbow due to ___________
What is refraction?
Gamma waves are dangerous because _________
What is they damage the molecules such as DNA?
A pencil appears bent when place in a glass of water due to this wave behavior
What is refraction?
Waves transfer _____ with out transferring ______
What are energy and matter?
Type of waves that is sound
What are compressional or longitudinal waves?
This occurs when crests of separate waves align
What is constructive interference?
These can quickly warm our food
What are microwaves?
Increasing the amplitude of a sound wave makes it seem________
What is louder?
The bending of waves as they change the medium through which thewy travel?
What to refraction?
Light is this type of wave
What is E-M wave?
Echos are the result of this wave behavior?
What is reflection of sound waves?
Heat waves
What are infrared waves?
This is the SI unit for frequesncy
What is Hertz?