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19 Cards in this Set
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Wave |
Disturbance that transfers energy. |
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How are waves created? |
A source of energy causes a medium to vibrate either up and down or sideways |
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Medium |
Material through which a wave travels. |
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What can be a medium? |
Any solid, liquid, or gas. |
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Mech wave |
Has medium, doesn't carry it. |
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Electro waves |
No medium, thus no carry. |
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Transverse |
Up and down wave |
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Longitudinal |
Waves moving in a sideways zigzag. |
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Surface |
Combo of trans and long. In between mediums. |
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Reflection |
Bouncing off medium |
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Refraction |
Going thru two mediums |
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Diffraction |
Fitting thru a hole in medium to go thru. |
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Constructive |
Two waves meet, they become bigger |
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Destructive |
Two waves meet, they become smaller. |
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Standing |
Waves meet, they stay the same. |
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Radio waves |
Longest wl, lowest fr |
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Infrared |
Short wl, high fr |
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Visible light |
Short wl, higher fr than ultraviolet |
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Xray |
Tiny wl, higher fr than ultraviolet |
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