ICP Semester 1 Final Exam Review: Units 4-6

Front

Waves capable of traveling through a vacuum, like outer space, that do not require a medium:

Back

Electromagnetic Waves

Front

When matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling, that is what kind of wave?

Back

Transverse

Front

Charges that are alike:

Back

repel one another

Front

Waves that must have a medium, like a solid, liquid, or gas, in order to travel:

Back

Mechanical Waves

Front

The rate at which work is done is:

Back

power

Front

What is the definition of a mechanical wave?

Back

A wave that requires a medium to travel through.

Front

What is the definition of a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Front

What happens to like charges when they are brought close together?

Back

They repel each other.

Front

What is the definition of an electromagnetic wave?

Back

A wave that can travel through a vacuum and does not require a medium.

Front

What is power in physics?

Back

The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.