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CSET Science: Optics And Waves I
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1. An oscillation of electric and magnetic fields that may propagate through a vacuum or through a medium
Free - end boundary condition
Solid media
Electromagnetic Waves
Pupil
2. The reflection of light primarily in one direction - as from a mirror.
Mechanical wave
Specular Reflection
High temperature = fast speed
Pupil
3. The displacement of the medium at any given point is the sum of the displacements of each wave.
Shear Waves
The Principle of Superposition (waves)
Wave Crest
Constructive Interference
4. A transparent outer layer of the eye that covers the iris and pupil. The cornea acts like a lens.
Cornea
Transverse Wave
340 m/s
Constructive Interference
5. The dark circular spot in the middle of the iris of the eye. The pupil admits light into the eye.
Diffuse Reflection
Solid media
Retina
Pupil
6. The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Free - end boundary condition
Incident Light
Refraction
340 m/s
7. A wave in which the motion of particles in the medium is in the same direction as the motion of the wave.
Progressive Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Antinode
Dispersion
8. The return of a wave from a surface.
Pupil
Reflection
20 Hz to 20000 Hz
Relationship between wave speed - frequency and wavelength
9. A wave that moves along the medium.
Antinode
High temperature = fast speed
Progressive Wave
Rarefaction
10. Boundary in which the end of the wave medium is fixed: not free to move.
Relationship between wave speed - frequency and wavelength
Node
Free - end boundary condition
Fixed - end boundary condition
11. 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
Cornea
The Principle of Superposition (waves)
Pupil
Retina
12. The fixed points on a standing wave
20 Hz to 20000 Hz
Node
Rarefaction
Shear Waves
13. Media of Pure Transverse Waves
Solid media
Relationship between the amplitude and energy in a wave
Dispersion
High temperature = fast speed
14. Media for a mixture of transverse and longitudinal waves
High temperature = fast speed
Snell's law
Fluid media
Wave Trough
15. Capable of resuming its former volume or shape after being deformed
Beats
Solid media
Elastic
Optic Nerve
16. A wave in which the motion of particles in the medium is at right angles to the motion of the wave itself.
High temperature = fast speed
The Principle of Superposition (waves)
Retina
Transverse Wave
17. Sin?1/sin?2 = v1/v2 = n2/n1
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18. Another word for an S wave; transverse seismic wave.
Compression Waves
Elastic
Longitudinal Wave
Shear Waves
19. A substance that is the means of transmission of a wave.
Medium
Snell's law
The Law of Reflection
400 nm to 760 nm
20. The conditions existing at a boundary - such as the boundary between two media.
Boundary Condition
Node
Destructive Interference
Dispersion
21. Another word for P wave: longitudinal seismic wave
High density = slow speed
Compression Waves
Snell's law
Refraction
22. The separation of white light into component colors - as happens when white light passes through a prism.
Compression Waves
20 Hz to 20000 Hz
Constructive Interference
Dispersion
23. Line perpendicular to a surface or boundary.
Dispersion
Normal
Medium
Boundary Condition
24. A wave that does not travel; the superposition of two waves traveling in opposite directions
Fixed - end boundary condition
Compression Waves
Free - end boundary condition
Standing Wave
25. The relationship between sound speed and medium elasticity
High elasticity = fast speed
Transverse Wave
Constructive Interference
20 Hz to 20000 Hz
26. Speed = wavelength x frequency
Node
Shear Waves
Relationship between wave speed - frequency and wavelength
Compression Waves
27. 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.
Cornea
Destructive Interference
Constructive Interference
Boundary Condition
28. Boundary in which the end of the wave medium is free to move in the transverse direction.
The Law of Reflection
Free - end boundary condition
High density = slow speed
Wave Trough
29. Range of frequencies Humans can hear
20 Hz to 20000 Hz
Node
340 m/s
Reflection
30. Speed of sound in air
Compression Waves
340 m/s
Standing Wave
Transverse Wave
31. The relationship between sound speed and medium density
High density = slow speed
Free - end boundary condition
Shear Waves
Fixed - end boundary condition
32. The bottom or pit of a transverse wave or water wave.
Pupil
Wave Trough
High density = slow speed
340 m/s
33. Interference in time
Specular Reflection
Wave Trough
Free - end boundary condition
Beats
34. The opposite of compression; the spreading out of particles in the medium of a longitudinal wave.
Antinode
Wave Crest
Dispersion
Rarefaction
35. A wave that propagates through a medium as a result of some disturbance.
Mechanical wave
Rarefaction
Retina
Relationship between wave speed - frequency and wavelength
36. Reflection of light in many directions by a rough surface. Also called scattering.
Relationship between the amplitude and energy in a wave
Boundary Condition
Diffuse Reflection
Shear Waves
37. The energy in a wave is proportional to the square of the amplitude
Relationship between the amplitude and energy in a wave
The Principle of Superposition (waves)
400 nm to 760 nm
Mechanical wave
38. The relationship between sound speed and medium temperature
High temperature = fast speed
Incident Light
340 m/s
Elastic
39. The peak or top of a transverse wave or water wave
Wave Crest
Fluid media
Refraction
Compression Waves
40. 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.
Progressive Wave
Destructive Interference
Compression Waves
Optic Nerve
41. Arriving or incoming. An incident ray of light may give rise to a reflected ray and a refracted ray.
Mechanical wave
Boundary Condition
Incident Light
Elastic
42. The nerve that relays information from the eye to the brain.
Electromagnetic Waves
Constructive Interference
Optic Nerve
Transverse Wave
43. Range of wavelengths humans can see
Destructive Interference
400 nm to 760 nm
Relationship between wave speed - frequency and wavelength
The Law of Reflection
44. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
The Law of Reflection
Wave Trough
The Principle of Superposition (waves)
Antinode
45. The point of maximum amplitude on a standing wave
Incident Light
Normal
Antinode
Wave Trough