Wave Properties and Interactions

Height of a wave

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

The time required to complete one cycle of a wave

<p>speed = frequency x wavelength (C), speed = distance / time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of waves that pass a given point per second</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transmitted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absorbed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reflected</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refracted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sonar (A), automatic door openers (B), medical diagnosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area where P+S waves cannot be detected</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fill a glass or container with water. Partially submerge a straw or pencil into the water. Observe how the straw or pencil appears to be bent at the surface of the water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transverse waves have particles that move perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, while longitudinal waves have particles that move parallel to the direction of wave propagation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Light waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound + Ultrasound, Shock Waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each color in white light is refracted at a different angle because they have different wavelengths, resulting in separation of the light into the colors of the spectrum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pass a beam of white light through a prism. The light will refract as it enters and exits the prism, separating into different colors based on their wavelengths.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The angle between the incident ray and the normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The angle that light that is bounced off the surface of an object</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The reflected ray represents the path of light after it has bounced off a surface, obeying the law of reflection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Height of a wave

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

The time required to complete one cycle of a wave

Speed = distance/time; Speed = frequency x wavelength

The number of waves that pass a given point per second

Energy

Light that passes through matter

Light that is taken in

Light that is bounced off the surface of an object

Light deflected from a straight path

Medical diagnosis, automatic doors, animal communication, sonar

An area where P+S waves cannot be detected

Particles move perpendicular to wave direction; examples include EM waves and S waves

Particles move in the same direction as the wave propagates; examples include sound and ultrasound

EM waves and S waves (a type of seismic wave)

Sound + Ultrasound, Shock Waves

Each color is refracted differently, bending at different angles

Position white light source near a prism, observe colors as light refracts

The angle between the incident ray and the normal

The ray that comes from an object and strikes a surface

The angle that light is bounced off a surface

The light ray that bounces off a surface