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General Wave Info
Wave Characteristics
Sound
Light
Energy
100

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place?

a wave

100
What is the highest point of a wave?
crest
100

What type of wave are sound waves?

longitudinal 

100

The Law of Reflection states that the angle of incidence is (greater than/less than/equal to) the angle of reflection

equal to

100

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that .......

energy is neither created nor destroyed. The total energy in a system stays the same. 

200

As the wavelength increases, the __________ decreases. 

frequency

200
What is the distance from a point on one wave to the same point on the next wave?
wavelength
200
What determines how loud or soft a sound is?
amplitude
200

A concave mirror (converges/diverges) light. 

converges

200

Stored energy

Potential

300
What is the physical environment that waves occur in?
medium
300
What is the lowest point of a wave?
trough
300
What is the measure of how high or how low a wave sounds?
pitch
300
What is the bending of a light wave as it passes from one medium into a different medium?
refraction
300

Energy of motion

Kinetic Energy

400
What are waves where the particles move perpendicular to the direction of motion?
transverse waves
400
What is the distance (how high or how low) particles move from the baseline of the wave?
amplitude
400
What determines the pitch of a sound?
the frequency of the wave
400

Light travels the fastest in _____________

a vacuum

400

A ball falling off a cliff is an example of the energy transformation from _______ to ______

Potential energy to kinetic energy

500

__________ waves are formed when the wave motion is parallel to the particle motion

Longitudinal

500

The frequency of waves are measured in which unit? 

Hertz (Hz)

500
What causes sound waves?
vibrations
500

A projector uses ____________ lenses to create a real upside down and enlarged image. 

Convex

500

A candle burning is an example of the energy transformation from _____ to _______

Chemical (potential) to thermal and light energy