Wave Properties and Behaviors

Front

What does a wave carry from place to place?

Back

Energy

Front

What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What is the behavior of waves when they bounce off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for the spreading of waves as they pass through an opening or around obstacles?

Back

Diffraction

Front

What type of waves can travel through a vacuum?

Back

Electromagnetic waves

Front

What is the definition of resonance in wave behavior?

Back

When one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

Front

What is the term for the transfer of energy through a medium without the transfer of matter?

Back

Wave propagation

Front

What is the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

Back

Transverse waves move perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer, while longitudinal waves move parallel to the direction of energy transfer.

Front

What is an example of a transverse wave?

Back

Light waves or waves on a string.

Front

What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

Back

Sound waves.