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CSET Science: Optics And Waves I

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1. Media of Pure Transverse Waves






2. Interference in time






3. Another word for P wave: longitudinal seismic wave






4. The point of maximum amplitude on a standing wave






5. The interaction of two or more waves that displace the medium in the same way. The overlap of the maximum displacement points in each wave creates a maximum total displacement.






6. An oscillation of electric and magnetic fields that may propagate through a vacuum or through a medium






7. Sin?1/sin?2 = v1/v2 = n2/n1


8. Media for a mixture of transverse and longitudinal waves






9. The energy in a wave is proportional to the square of the amplitude






10. A wave that moves along the medium.






11. Boundary in which the end of the wave medium is free to move in the transverse direction.






12. Range of frequencies Humans can hear






13. The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another






14. The displacement of the medium at any given point is the sum of the displacements of each wave.






15. Speed = wavelength x frequency






16. The opposite of compression; the spreading out of particles in the medium of a longitudinal wave.






17. The reflection of light primarily in one direction - as from a mirror.






18. A wave that does not travel; the superposition of two waves traveling in opposite directions






19. The relationship between sound speed and medium density






20. Another word for an S wave; transverse seismic wave.






21. Range of wavelengths humans can see






22. The return of a wave from a surface.






23. A wave in which the motion of particles in the medium is in the same direction as the motion of the wave.






24. Reflection of light in many directions by a rough surface. Also called scattering.






25. Boundary in which the end of the wave medium is fixed: not free to move.






26. The peak or top of a transverse wave or water wave






27. Speed of sound in air






28. The dark circular spot in the middle of the iris of the eye. The pupil admits light into the eye.






29. A substance that is the means of transmission of a wave.






30. A wave that propagates through a medium as a result of some disturbance.






31. The relationship between sound speed and medium elasticity






32. A transparent outer layer of the eye that covers the iris and pupil. The cornea acts like a lens.






33. The interaction of two or more waves that displace the medium in the opposite way. The overlap of a positive displacement in one wave and a negative displacement in another may temporarily result in no displacement at all.






34. The conditions existing at a boundary - such as the boundary between two media.






35. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.






36. The relationship between sound speed and medium temperature






37. The fixed points on a standing wave






38. Arriving or incoming. An incident ray of light may give rise to a reflected ray and a refracted ray.






39. The bottom or pit of a transverse wave or water wave.






40. Capable of resuming its former volume or shape after being deformed






41. A wave in which the motion of particles in the medium is at right angles to the motion of the wave itself.






42. The nerve that relays information from the eye to the brain.






43. Line perpendicular to a surface or boundary.






44. The smooth curved surface at the back of the eye - where the lens of the eye projects an image. It then converts the light to electrical impulses






45. The separation of white light into component colors - as happens when white light passes through a prism.