CALPH++ Flashcards

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1
Q

is a disturbance or oscillation that
travels through matter or space, accompanied
by a transfer of energy.

A

wave

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2
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is one in disturbance occurs perpendicular which the to the direction of travel of the wave. (Light)

A

transverse wave

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3
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is one in which the disturbance occurs parallel to the line of travel of the wave. (Sound)

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longitudinal wave

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4
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is a wave whose displacement has a periodic variation with time or distance, or both.

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longitudinal wave

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5
Q

he showed that two fields
fluctuating together can form a propagating electromagnetic wave.

A

Scottish physicist James Clerk
Maxwell (1831–1879)

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6
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▪Electromagnetic wave is a ______ with the
electric and magnetic fields both perpendicular to
the direction in which the wave travels.

A

transverse wave

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7
Q

Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum
or a material substance, since electric and magnetic
fields can exist in either one.

A

.

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8
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An electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the unaided eye.

A

Light

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9
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Form of energy visible to the eye that is radiated by moving charged particles

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Light

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