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CSET Science: Optics And Waves I

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  • Answer 45 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Interference in time






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






3. Line perpendicular to a surface or boundary.






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






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






6. Another word for P wave: longitudinal seismic wave






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. Speed = wavelength x frequency






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






14. Range of frequencies Humans can hear






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






16. The relationship between sound speed and medium elasticity






17. 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






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






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






20. A wave that moves along the medium.






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






22. Media of Pure Transverse Waves






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






24. The point of maximum amplitude on a standing wave






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






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






27. The relationship between sound speed and medium temperature






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






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






30. Media for a mixture of transverse and longitudinal waves






31. The fixed points on a standing wave






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


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






34. The relationship between sound speed and medium density






35. Range of wavelengths humans can see






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






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






38. Speed of sound in air






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. The return of a wave from a surface.






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