Unit 5 vocabulary: Waves and Light

Question 0

a wave in which particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels

Answer 0

transverse wave

Question 1

wave

Answer 1

a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

Question 2

transverse wave

Answer 2

a wave in which particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels

Question 3

medium

Answer 3

the material through which a wave travels

Question 4

a wave in which particles move back and forth parallel to the wave

Answer 4

longitudinal wave

Question 5

wave period

Answer 5

how much time a wave takes to repeat

Question 6

the material through which a wave travels

Answer 6

medium

Question 7

electromagnetic wave

Answer 7

a disturbance in electric and magnetic fields

considered transverse waves

Question 8

a disturbance in electric and magnetic fields

considered a transverse wave

Answer 8

electromagnetic wave

Question 9

longitudinal wave

Answer 9

a wave in which particles move back and forth parallel to the wave

Question 10

how much time a wave takes to repeat

Answer 10

wave period

Question 11

measure of how far particles in the medium move from their normal rest position

Answer 11

amplitude

Question 12

a wave that requires a medium

Answer 12

mechanical wave

Question 13

a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

Answer 13

wave

Question 14

wavelength

Answer 14

distance over which the wave’s shape repeats

Question 15

amplitude

Answer 15

measure of how far particles in the medium move from their normal rest position

Question 16

distance over which the wave’s shape repeats

Answer 16

wavelength

Question 17

how many cycles occur in a given amount of time

Answer 17

frequency

Question 18

mechanical wave

Answer 18

a wave that requires a medium

Question 19

frequency

Answer 19

how many cycles occur in a given amount of time

Question 20

a measure of frequency

Answer 20

hertz

Question 21

symbolic representation of a peak

Answer 21

wavefront

Question 22

speed at which a wave travels

Answer 22

wave speed

Question 23

the transfer of energy as EM waves

Answer 23

radiation

Question 24

wavefront

Answer 24

symbolic representation of a peak

Question 25

an EM wave with slightly longer wavelengths than red light

Answer 25

infrared

Question 26

radiation

Answer 26

the transfer of energy as EM waves

Question 27

the range of frequencies an EM wave can have

Answer 27

electromagnetic spectrum

Question 28

electromagnetic spectrum

Answer 28

the range of frequencies an EM wave can have

Question 30

wave speed

Answer 30

speed at which a wave travels

Question 31

infrared

Answer 31

an EM wave with slightly longer wavelengths than red light

Question 32

refraction

Answer 32

the change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle

Question 33

materials transmit light but don't let the light travel straight through

Answer 33

translucent

Question 35

ultraviolet

Answer 35

an EM wave with slightly shorter wavelengths than violet light

Question 36

the transfer of light energy to matter

Answer 36

absorbtion

Question 37

opaque

Answer 37

materials don't let any light pass through and instead reflect it

Question 38

translucent

Answer 38

materials transmit light but don't let the light travel straight through

Question 38

ocurrs when light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium

Answer 38

scattering

Question 40

hertz

Answer 40

a measure of frequency

Question 41

transparent

Answer 41

matter that transmits light

Question 43

matter that transmits light

Answer 43

transparent

Question 44

the change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle

Answer 44

refraction

Question 45

scattering

Answer 45

ocurrs when light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium

Question 46

materials don't let any light pass through and instead reflect it

Answer 46

opaque

Question 47

an EM wave with slightly shorter wavelengths than violet light

Answer 47

ultraviolet

Question 49

when light bounces off a surface

Answer 49

reflection

Question 49

reflection

Answer 49

when light bounces off a surface

Question 49

absorbtion

Answer 49

the transfer of light energy to matter