Waves Vocabulary

5. /|=v/f
6. The max displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position
8. Wave, invisible forms of energy that travel through the universe
9. Wave, motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the waves advance
10. dsin0=n/|
11. a relatively large selective response of an object or a system that vibrates in step or phase
13. refers to the time it takes something to happen
14. an abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums
16. Wave, y(x,t)=y0cos(w(t-x/c))
17. Interference, is the interference of two or more waves of equal frequency and phase

1. the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed
2. propagation of disturbances from place to place in a regular and organized way
3. is the substance that transfers energy;or from one place to another or from one surface to another
4. Interference, occurs when waves come together so that they completely cancel each other out
7. The number of waves that passed a fixed point in unit time
12. Motion, is a motion repeating itself
15. Point, The distance between the center of the lens or a curved mirror and its focus