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- 3. produced at locations where destructive interference occurs.
- 6. combination of two waves moving in opposite directions, each having the same amplitude and frequency
- 7. The angle between the wave propagation direction and the normal to the coastline
- 10. when a wave reflects off a plane surface, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
- 12. change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the wave source.
- 14. property of transverse waves which specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations.
- 16. occurs when waves come together so that they completely cancel each other out.
- 19. a wave with a repeating continuous pattern which determines its wavelength and frequency
- 21. a description of the frequency of the sound.
- 23. a value calculated from the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum.
- 26. the lowest point in a wave length
- 27. a completed period in a wave
- 29. the area of a wave that is spread out.
- 30. an increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward each other.
- 32. a single disturbance that moves through a transmission medium
- 34. the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time
- 35. observed when a wave is not confined to a given space along the medium.
- 36. the substance that carries a wave or disturbance from one location to another
- 39. a relationship between the path taken by a ray of light in crossing the boundary
- 40. the ray of light falling on the surface
- 41. lght that has the same wavelength so it is one color
- 42. The angle between the reflected ray and the normal
- 43. when two waves meet while traveling along the same medium.
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- 1. A standing wave pattern always consists of an alternating patter
- 2. a wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
- 4. wave movement
- 5. When two objects vibrate with different frequencies
- 8. When the peaks of the waves line up
- 9. the vibration is parallel to the direction of motion
- 11. when the matching vibrations of another object increase the amplitude of an object's oscillations.
- 13. the entire distribution of electromagnetic radiation according to frequency
- 15. the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave
- 17. the time for a particle on a medium to make one complete vibrational cycle.
- 18. The highest surface part of a wave
- 20. the repetitive or periodic variation
- 22. reflection of light or other waves or particles from a surface such that a ray incident on the surface is scattered at many angles
- 24. the maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position.
- 25. a wave vibrating in the direction of propagation.
- 28. A form of radiant energy that is thrown back from a nonpermeable or nonabsorbing surface
- 31. reflection such that the angle of reflection of the light is equal to the angle of incidence and on the opposite side
- 33. the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another
- 36. a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium.
- 37. abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums.
- 38. the spreading of waves around obstacles