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Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
Frequency is beats per second,
the amount of times the wave
passes through the medium.
Hertz
Hertz- Is the standard
measurement for
FREQUENCY
Amplitude
Amplitude is the height of
the wave from the medium.
Wavelength
Wavelength is the distance
between the tops of the
waves or crests.
Crest
Crest - The highest point
of a wave
Trough
Trough The lowest point
on a wave
Resting Position
The location when the
wave is at rest! Real
tough definition!!!
Period
Period The time it takes
a complete cycle or wave
oscillation (movement
back and forth) to occur.
Rarefaction - A region
where the coils are
spread apart, thus
maximizing the distance
between coils.
Lab Break!
Diffraction
Diffraction A change in
the direction of a wave
when the wave finds an
obstacle or an edge, such
as an opening
Interference
Interference The
combination of two or
more waves of the same
frequency that results in a
single wave
Reflection
Reflection The bouncing
back of a ray of light,
sound or heat when a ray
hits a surface and does
not go through
Refraction
Refraction The bending
of a wavefront as the
wavefront passes
between two substances
in which the speed of the
wave differs
Doppler Effect
Doppler Effect An
observed change in
frequency of a wave when
the source or observer is
moving
Virtual Lab
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/s
cience/virtual_labs/E05/E05.html
Resources
https://sites.google.com/a/mystma.org/ms-lefeb
vre/unit-4---waves-sound-light
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/.../3023
https://phet.colorado.edu/