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