physics waves

Define (Amplitude)

• The high point of a wave

• A wave that strikes a boundary between two media

• In any periodic motion, the maximum distance an object moves from equilibrium

• the point with the largest displacement when two wave pulses meet

antinodes

• states that the force acting on a spring is directly proportional to the amount that the spring is stretched

• the point with the largest displacement when two wave pulses meet

• the high point of a wave

• the stationary point where two equal wave pulses meet and are in the same location, having a displacement of zero

crest

• the high point of a wave

• the low point of a wave

• the line in a ray diagram that shows the direction of the barrier and is drawn at a right angle, or perpendicular, or to the barrier

• A single disturbance or pulse that travels through a medium

Frequency

• A wave that strikes a boundary between two media

• The number of complete oscillations that a wave makes each second; is measured in hertz, Hz

• states that the force acting on a spring is directly proportional to the amount the spring is stretched

• Any motion that repeats in a regular cycle

States that the force acting on a spring is directly proportional to the amount the spring is stretched

• law of reflection

• node

• Hooke's law

• Doppler effect

Incident wave

• A wave that strikes a boundary between two media

• In any periodic motion, the maximum distance an

  object moves from equilibrium

• the high point of a wave

• The distance between the focal point and the mirror or lens

Interference

• Results from the superposition of two or more waves; can be constructive (wave displacements in the same direction) or destructive( waves with equal but opposite amplitudes)

• A device that can demonstrate simple harmonic motion when its bob( a massive ball or weight), suspended by a string or light rod, is pulled to one side and released causing it to swing back and forth

• A single disturbance or pulse that travels through a medium

• the stationary point where two equal wave

  pulses meet and are in the same location,

  having a displacement of zero

periodic wave

• In any periodic motion, the amount of time required for an object to repeat one complete cycle of motion

• Any motion that repeats in a regular cycle

• A wave whose disturbances occurs at a constant rate

States that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

• law of reflection

• node

• Hooke's law

• Doppler effect

A mechanical wave in which the disturbance is in the same direction, or parallel to, the direction of wave motion

• Transverse wave

• Surface wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Vertical wave