Karteikarten
wave vocab
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- 1wavepattern of disturbance caused by movement of energy traveling through medium
- 2transverse waveperpendicular to wave movement: secondary earthquake
- 3compression wave (longitudinal)a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
- 4electromagnetic wavea wave produced by the acceleration of an electric charge
- 5mechanical wavetravels through all mediums and 2 types:
transverse and compresional - 6wavelengthdistance between successive crests of a wave
- 7amplitudeheight from the center line to the peak- divide by 2
- 8frequencynumber of wavelengths that pass a given point per second
- 9cresthighest point the medium rises to
- 10law of reflectionincoming angle make with normal= outgoing angle
- 11troughlowest point the medium (wave) sinks to
- 12refractionbending of waves caused by
the change of direction of a ray or heat as they pass from one medium to another
- 13diffractionbending of waves around objects, causing change in direction
- 14transmissionwhen waves go through a given point
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- marine science2 Karteikarten am wave vocab, erstellt von Jasmyne Robinson am 12/10/2017.
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