Waves
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
wave
the highest point of a transverse wave
crest
The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence is always __________________ to the angle of reflection
equal
The type of waves that fill a sauna with heat are
infrared
AM radio broadcasts information by varying the ___________________ of the carrier wave
amplitude
All waves carry ______________________ without transporting matter from place to place
energy
the distance between one point on a wave and a similar point nearest to it
wavelength
The bending of waves due to a change in wave speed
refraction
When a police officer uses radar for speed control, the officer is using what kind of electromagnetic waves?
radio waves
Radio converts ___________________________ waves into sound waves
electromagnetic
Waves are produced by ________________________
vibrations
amplitude is the measure of _____________ in a wave
energy
The interaction between two waves that meet
interference
Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?
electromagnetic waves
A ____________________ wave is the specific frequency assigned to a radio station for their broadcast
carrier wave
when a wave passes through, a boat will
move up and down
frequency is measured in..
hertz (hz)
When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back
reflection
Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(
medium
Visible light can be separated into various colors to form a
spectrum
in this type of wave, matter will move back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling
transverse wave
how do you calculate wave speed?
Waves combine to produce smaller or zero-amplitude waves in a process called
destructive interference
The type of wave with the highest frequency
gamma rays
FM signals travel as changes in
frequency