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Science Wave Project

Published on Mar 22, 2016

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CHAPTER 14 WAVES

WHAT IS A WAVE?

A PERIODIC DISTURBANCE IN A SOLID, LIQUID, OR A GAS AS ENERGY IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH A MEDIUM

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF WAVES?

LONGITUDAL AND TRANsVERSE.

GIVE A EXAMPLE OF BOTH TYPES OF WAVES.

LONGITUDAL- EARTHQUAKE TRANSVERSE- STRING VIBRATING

WHAT IS RELFECTION?

THE BOUNCING BACK OF A LIGHT, SOUND, OR HEAT WHEN THE RAY HITS A SURFACE THAT IT DOES NOT GO THROUGH.

WHAT IS REFRACTION?

THE BENDING OF A WAVEFRING AS THE WAVEFRONT PASSES BETWEEN TWO SUBSTANCES IN WHICH THE SPEED OF THE SINGLE WAVE.

WHAT IS DIFFRACTION

A CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF A WAVE WHEN THE WAVE FINDS AN OBSSTACLE OF AN EDGE, SUCH AS AN OPENING

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