Chapter 16: Waves

Occurs when waves bend around an object.

Two waves join to form a resultant of a wave of lower amplitude.

A change in direction that a wave experiences when it bounces off of a barrier between two mediums.

Bottom of a transverse wave

Waves that have the same direction of vibration as their direction of travel.

Waves that do not require a medium to pass through.

The change in direction & change in velocity that a wave experiences when it leaves one medium and goes into another.

The part of a compressional wave when the particles are spread apart.

Two waves join to form a wave of greater or lower amplitude.

A great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption.

The height of a waves crest.

Two waves join to form a result of a wave of greater amplitude.

Waves that require a medium to pass through.

Number of crests or troughs of a wave that pass a given point in a specified period of time, usually 1s.

The distance between successive crests of a wave.

The speed in which waves travel.

The top of a transverse wave.

A wave where the vibrating element moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of a wave.

A material waves can pass through.

A rhythmic disturbance that carries energy and matter.