Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation Vocab

What type of wave has both electric and magnetic parts working together?

• Mechanical Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Transverse Wave

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When a wave bends as it moves into a different material, changing its speed and direction.

• Transverse Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Reflection

• Refraction

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What happens when waves spread out as they go around something or through a small opening?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

How many times a wave repeats in one second is measured in Hertz (Hz) & called...

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Photon

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What is it called when light spreads into different colors, like when it passes through a prism?

• Dispersion

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

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What term describes how fast a wave is moving?

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Phase Velocity

• Amplitude

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What is the substance called that a wave moves through?

• Medium

• Photon

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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What occurs when two waves meet and either cancel each other out or combine to make a bigger wave?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Interference

• Dispersion

What is an area around a magnet where magnetic forces can act called?

• Electric Field

• Magnetic Field

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Photon

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What is the height of a wave from its middle (rest) position called?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Phase Velocity