Parts of a wave
The highest point on a wave.
What is a crest?
This kind of wave can only travel through matter.
What is mechanical?
Bouncing a wave off a surface.
What is reflection?
The material through which a wave travels.
What is a medium?
Waves will always travel faster through this type of matter.
What are solids?
The lowest point of a wave.
What is a trough?
This kind of wave is able to travel through a void.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
Passage of light through an object
What is Transmission?
The number of waves that travel through a point each second.
What is frequency?
When light waves interact with a smooth pane of glass, they will interact with it through reflection, absorption, and ___________.
What is transmission?
The maximum distance the particles in a wave move from the rest position.
What is the Amplitude?
The most common type of electromagnetic wave.
What is light?
Change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening
What is Diffraction?
Wave changes direction, because the speed changes
What is refraction?
This states when a light is reflected, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.
What is the law of reflection?
Region of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together
What is a compression?
This kind of wave is a form of electromagnetic wave commonly used in medicine, and can carry more energy than the sun's light waves.
What are x-rays?
Waves that overlap combine to form a new wave
What is interference?
The disturbance that causes all mechanical waves.
What are vibrations?
When a light has a greater amplitude, it means the wave has greater this.
What is energy?
Region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart.
What is rarefaction?
This class of instrument uses mechanical waves to create sound.
What are string instruments?
A "flat" wave, often created when two waves with the same amplitude collide.
What is a standing wave?
The 3 ways waves can change direction.
What are Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction?
This is a common use of our knowledge of mechanical waves.
What is a slinky?