Characteristics of a Wave
Wave Properties
Wave Intererence
Refraction/Reflection
100
It is the material that a wave travels through?
What is a medium?
100
The displacement of a wave
What is the amplitude?
100
Interference when a crest overlaps a crest.
What is constructive interference?
100
What happens to the speed and frequency of a wave when it enters a more dense medium
Speed decreases. Frequency remains the same.
200
Type of wave that does not use a medium.
What is a electromagnetic wave?
200
The distance in meters from the crest of one wave to the crest of another.
What is a wavelength?
200
Interference when a crest overlaps a trough
What is destructive interference?
200
If n of a new medium is smaller than n for the original medium, a wave will bend_____________ from the normal line.
What is away?
300
A wave where the direction of motion is the same as the direction of particle motion
What is a longitudinal wave?
300
The number of waves that pass in second.
What is frequency?
300
Occurs when a wave reflects upon itself and interference causes the pattern
What is a standing wave?
300
The speed of light in corn oil
2.04 x 10^8 m/s
400
An ambulance blaring its siren is traveling towards you. What is happening to the frequency and wavelength of the siren sound as the ambulance approaches you.
The wavelength is getting smaller and the frequency is getting bigger. High frequency means you hear a higher pitch.
400
The period of a wave that has a frequency of 60. hertz? What does this mean?
0.017 seconds.
The time it takes for the wave to complete one full cycle.
400
Two waves traveling in the same medium and having the same wavelength (3m) interfere to create a standing wave. What is the distance between two consecutive nodes on this standing wave?
1.5 m
400
What is the angle of reflection for this light ray?
25 degrees
500
The diagram shows a transverse water wave moving to the right. At the instant shown, a cork at point P on the water's surface is moving in this direction.
What is up
500
What is the minimum wavelength of orange light?
596 nm
(5.96 x 10^-7 m)
500
You shine blue light (frequency of 6.3 x 10^14 Hz) through two slits which are separated by 1mm. The distance between the slits and the a wall which the light hits is 2m. How far is the first bright band above the central bright band?
2 mm
500
If a light ray is traveling from water into diamond at an angle of incidence of 20 degrees, what will be the angle of refraction?
What is 10.8 degrees?