Hey can people help me construct sentences for physics vocab! I'm sorry for asking you about this but it really is hard when whatever you do to understand it doesn't help! please help! here are the words:
Mechanical wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
rarefaction
surface wave
amplitude
hertz
angle of incidence
angle of reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
constructive interference
destructive interference
standing wave
node antinode
resonance
seismic wave
primary wave
secondary wave
2007-11-16 11:34:55 · 3 answers · asked by npat 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Mechanical wave-a wave that requires a medium through which to transmit energy
transverse wave-A wave in which the vibration is moving in a direction perpendicular as that in which the wave is traveling
longitudinal wave-A seismic body wave in which particles oscillate along lines in the direction in which the wave travels
rarefaction-The part of a longitudinal wave which is stretched out, where as a compression is the part which is pushed together
surface wave-One of a series of seismic waves that transmits energy from an earthquake's epicenter along the Earth's surface
amplitude- the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
hertz-A unit of measurement for pitch that describes the number of cycles per second in a sound vibration
angle of incidence-the angle between a ray of light incident on a surface and a line drawn normal to the surface
angle of reflection-A ray of light reflected from a surface forms an angle with an imaginary line drawn at right angles to the surface
refraction-he bending of light as it passes from one medium to another
diffraction-The bending of light around objects, such as cloud and fog droplets, producing fringes of light and dark or colored bands
interference-The ability of two or more waves to interact in such a way that they either reinforce or cancel each other
constructive interference-Interference that occurs when waves occupying the same space combine to form a single stronger wave
destructive interference-The cancellation of one wave by another wave that is completely out of phase with the first
standing wave-Continual waves which remain in one place
node antinode-The point on a wave of greatest displacement
resonance-This is the vibration frequency of a rotating or moving object
seismic wave-Wave of energy that travels through the Earth as a result of seismic activity
primary wave-an earthquake wave traveling through solids faster than the secondary wave, and causing rocks to vibrate parallel witht he wave
secondary wave-n earthquake wave in which rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of travel
2007-11-16 11:48:44 · answer #1 · answered by seeleeree 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You wouldn't be asked to do this unless you were expected to understand the concepts. Each term for which you can't construct a sentence is a clue about an area you need to learn or review.
2007-11-16 18:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nature
2016-05-23 21:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋