Vocab Set #15: Unit 4 Waves 4

The transfer of energy from a wave to a medium.

• Absorption
• Reflection
• Rarefaction
• Diffraction

The angle at which incoming light rays approaches a surface.

• Angle of Incidence
• Angle of Reflection
• Diffraction
• Focus

The angle at which light rays are reflected, or bounced off, of a surface.

• Angle of Incidence
• Angle of Reflection
• Diffraction
• Focus

The bending of a wave as it moves as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening.

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Interference
• Diffraction

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Light Spectrum
• Sound Spectrum
• Wave Spectrum

Transverse waves consisting of changing electric and magnetic fields; can travel through space.

• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Wave
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Compressional Wave

The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time.

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wave Speed

Below, beneath

• Infra
• Ultra
• Optimum
• Submerge

An electromagnetic wave by which light travels through a medium or vacuum.

• Ocean Waves
• Sound Waves
• Light Waves
• Hair Waves

A back and forth movement at a regular speed.

• Radiation
• Oscillation
• Refraction
• Swinging