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waves
Vocabulary
Properties of waves
more waves
miscelaneous
100

This type of wave needs a medium

longitudinal wave

100

What is the part of a longitudinal wave that has waves spaced out

What is rarefaction

100

What is it called when two waves in opposite directions cancel out the waves energy?

What is destructive interference

100
This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are crowded together
What is compression
100

This is the bouncing back of rays of light, sound or heat from a surface

What is reflection

200

Which light wave on the electromagnetic spectrum can damage your skin?

What is Ultraviolet

200
this is any substance through which a wave can travel
What is a medium
200
This is The distance from crest to crest, or from trough to trough
What is wavelength
200

this is the only section of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see.

What is visible light

200
This is the bending of a wave as it passes between two substances
What is refraction
300
This is any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
What is a wave
300
This is the highest point of a transverse wave
What is a crest
300
This is the number of waves produced in a certain amount of time
What is frequency
300
These are the two main types of waves
What is transverse and longitudinal
300

Which light wave on the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength?

What is radio wave

400
This is a waves where the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave
What is longitudinal wave
400
This is the lowest point of a transverse wave
What is a trough
400
This is the maximum distance the particles of a wave vibrate from resting position
What is amplitude
400
Sound waves are examples of what type of wave?
What is mechanical or longitudinal
400

What happens in a constructive interference?

What is it creates a larger wave

500
This is a wave where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave
What is a transverse wave
500
This is what electromagnetic waves can travel through. Another word for empty space
What is a vacuum
500
If you increase the wavelength, what happens to the frequency?
What is it decreases
500
light waves are examples of what type of wave?
What is transverse or electromagnetic
500

What light wave on the visible light spectrum has the highest frequency?

What is violet