Waves Vocabulary

What is the wave speed equation? (a)  

• v= f/λ

• v= λ - f

• v=λ/f

• v=λf

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What type of interference is represented in this diagram? (a)  

• Constructive

• Destructive

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mechanical wave

• a wave that requires a medium in which to travel

• the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another at an angle

• the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave

• denser region of a longitudinal wave.

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electromagnetic wave

• a wave that requires a medium in which to travel

• a wave in which particle motion is perpendicular to wave motion; it has crests and troughs.

• a wave that consists of oscillating electromagnetic fields, radiating outward at the speed of light

• a wave in which particle motion is parallel to wave motion

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the bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

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the highest point of a wave

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Crest

a substance that a wave moves through

• wave

• medium

• amplitude

• transversal

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the distance from one wave crest to the very next crest

• crest

• trough

• medium

• wavelength

A type of wave, such a light or radio wave, that does not require a medium to travel

• Longitudinal wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Transverse wave

• Mechanical wave

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the lowest point of a wave

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough