WAVES PHYSICS

AVES Vocabulary list Name_______________________________________ Date _____________________ Class Period ___________ 1. Wave ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Medium ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Mechanical Wave ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Electromagnetic Wave ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Energy ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Transverse Waves ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Longitudinal Waves ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Crest ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Trough ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 0.Interference ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 11.Constructive Interference ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 12.Destructive Interference ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 13.Amplitude ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 14.Wavelength ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 15.Period ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 16.Frequency ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 17.Wave Speed ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 18.Doppler Effect ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9.Reflection ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 20.Diffraction ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 21.Refraction ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 22.Standing Waves ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 23.Hertz ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 24.Compression ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 25.Rarefaction