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| is defined as a change in position relative to a frame of reference. |
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| is a rythmic disturbance that travels through matter or space. |
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| is a wave in which matter vibrates at right angles to the direction in which the wave travles. |
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| is a wave in which matter vibrates back and forth along the path that the wave travels. |
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| is motion that repeats itself over and over again. ex. pendulum |
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| The time it takes for motion to repeat itself is measured in seconds |
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| tells us how often a cycle repeats itself in a specific time unit. |
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| measures frequency, and is equivalent to cycles per second. |
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| refers to maximum distance a wave rises or falls as it travels and is related to the energy that the wave carries. |
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| refers to maximum distance a wave rises or falls as it travels and is related to the energy that the wave carries. |
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| a transverse wave is the maximium upward displacement. |
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| the maximum downward displacement. |
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| distance between two succesive wave crests. |
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| is the frequency of the wave times the length. |
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| refers to the bending of waves around an obstacle. |
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| the way that waves interact with each other when they go through the same portion of a medium at the same time. |
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| vibration of one system results in the vibration of another. |
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| light waves, because they generate electric and magnetic fields. |
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| the complete spectrum of light arranged in order of their wavelengths |
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| is thicker at the edges than it is in the middle. |
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| a lens that is thicker in the center that it is at the edges. |
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| is any transparent material that reflects light. |
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| a prism is a piece of glass that seperates light into its component colors. |
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| bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another. |
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| When light bounces off a surface and is not absorbed. |
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| occurs whenever there is relative motion between the source of waves and the observer. |
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| occurs whenever there is relative motion between the source of waves and the observer. |
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| occurs whenever there is relative motion between the source of waves and the observer. |
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| occurs whenever there is relative motion between the source of waves and the observer. |
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| occurs whenever there is relative motion between the source of waves and the observer. |
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| a sound wave is determined by the amplitude of the wave. |
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