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a wave is when particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction which a transverse wave is traveling
transverse
100
the height of the wave is called?
ampitude
100
the part of an incident wave that is returned seaward when a wave impinges on a beach, seawall or other reflecting surface what is this called?
reflected waves
100
blank is measured form crest to crest
wavelength
100
nodes are the blank point in a wave, antipodes are the blank point in a wave
highest and lowest
200
a wave is when particles of the medium move parallel to the direction which it is traveling
longitudinal
200
a wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation is called.
transverse wave
200
in physics, a wave is a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media what is this called?
surface
200
name the four basic properties of waves?
wavelength, amplitude, crest, trough
200
longitudinal waves are made up of blank and blank.
compressions and rarefactions
300
the highest point of a wave is called?
crest
300
the sun is responsible for earths temperature. what is this called?
radian
300
blank are produced by vidrations in matter?
waves
300
the number of waves that blank a given point in a certain amount of blank is called frequency
pass and time
400
the lowest part of a wave is called?
trough
400
the angle that an incident line or ray makes with a perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence is called?
angle of incidence
400
reactions results in tremendous amounts of energy is called?
nuclear
400
what kind of waves produce sounds that we hear?
longitudinal waves
400
the ability to do work is called?
energy
500
a wave that has space in between them is called?wavelength
wavelength
500
the angle made by a reflected ray with a perpendicular to the reflecting surface is called?
angle of reflection
500
the earth receives only a tiny fraction of blank and blank energy produced by the sun
light and heat
500
list one example of a longitudinal wave?
sound waves
500
electromagnetic waves is the only type of wave that can travel through a a blank. list three examples of a medium.
vacuum and solid, liquid, and gas (rope,water,air)