Waves Vocab Flashcard

Front

Lowest point of a wave

Back

Trough

Front

When one wave is placed on another

Back

Superposition

Front

Distance between two consecutive crests

Back

Wavelength

Front

Bending of waves around an obstacle

Back

Diffraction

Front

Matter or substance through which a wave is transmitted

Back

Medium

Front

Change in light or sound due to motion between source & observer

Back

Doppler Effect

Front

Waves that require a medium

Back

Mechanical Waves

Front

Number of complete waves in a given time

Back

Frequency

Front

Frequency x Wavelength

Back

Velocity

Front

When two waves combine and the resulting wave has a smaller amplitude than either,

Back

Destructive Interference