Waves Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
Q

Period relationship

A

T

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2
Q

Trough

A

Low point of wave

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3
Q

Frequency relationship

A

1/T

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4
Q

Speed relationship

A
Speed= wavelength/period
Speed= frequency*wavelength
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5
Q

Amplitude

A

Max height the wave rises above the level surface

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6
Q

Reflection

A

The wave bounces and goes in a new direction

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8
Q

Refraction

A

Wave bends as it passes into and through an object

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9
Q

Longitudinal wave

A

Oscillations Are in the same direction that the wave moves

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10
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Equilibrium position

A

When the slinky is stretched from end to end and is held at rest

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13
Q

Constructive interference

A

Waves add up to make a larger amplitude

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14
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Diffraction

A

Wave bends around an object or through the holes in the object

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16
Q

Wave pulse

A

Short ‘burst’ of a traveling wave

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17
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Destructive interference

A

Waves add up to make a wave with smaller or zero amplitude

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18
Q

Superposition principle

A

Total oscillation of any point is the sum of the oscillations from each individual wave

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19
Q

Wave speed equation (velocity equation)

A

V= f (wavelength)

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20
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Absorption

A

Wave is absorbed and disappears

21
Q

Crest

A

High point of wave

22
Q

Transverse wave

A

Oscillations Not in the same direction as the wave moves

33
Q

Wavelength

A

Distance form any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the wave