Dih Definiitions
A disturbance that transfers energy through space or matter
What is a Wave?
A wave that move at right angles
What is a Transverse wave?
The tallest part of a wave
What is a Crest?
The light waves we can see
what is Visible light?
Light appears to bend when going through 2 different mediums.
What is Refraction?
A wave that transfers energy back and forth along the wave
What is a compressional wave/ Longitudinal?
A wave that moves back and forth
What is a compressional wave?
The lowest part of a wave
What is a Trough?
The light waves with the biggest wavelength
What are Radio waves?
a material through which waves can travel through.
Waves that move the medium at right angles
What is a transverse wave?
A wave that sends vibrations and tremors through the earth.
What is a seismic wave?
The distance from crest to crest
What is the wavelength?
Waves that are just above visible light
What are infrared light waves
Light bouncing of a surface
Reflection
The length of time it takes for a wave to pass a point
What is a wave period?
Waves that need a medium to travel through
What is a Mechanical wave?
the height of a wave
What is amplitude?
waves that are just below visible light waves.
What are Ultraviolet waves?
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection on a flat reflective surface.
What is the law of reflection?
The bending of a wave around an object
What is diffraction?
Waves that do not require a medium to travel through
What is an electromagnetic wave?
an undisturbed medium
The smallest wavelengths on the spectrum
What are Gammarays?
Reflection from a rough surface.
What is diffuse reflection?