General science (wave)
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1) What is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation called?
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2) What is a group of waves with similar frequencies and wavelengths called?
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3) What is the change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium to another at an angle called?
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4) What is the spreading out of a wave as it passes through a narrow opening called?
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5) What is the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a barrier called?
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6) What is the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another called?
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7) What is an example of a longitudinal wave?
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8) What is an example of a transverse wave?
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9) What type of wave does not require a medium to travel through?
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10) What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
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11) What is the distance traveled by a wave in one second called?
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12) What is the number of complete waves passing a point per second called?
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13) What is the maximum displacement of a particle from its equilibrium position called?
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14) What is the time taken for one complete wave to pass a point called?
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15) What is the distance between the mid-point and the crest or trough called?
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16) What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs called?
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17) What is the lowest point of a wave called?
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18) What is the highest point of a wave called?
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19) What is the unit of period?
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20) What is the unit of amplitude?
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21) What is the unit of wavelength?
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22) What is the unit of frequency?
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23) What is the formula for wave speed?
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24) What is a wave?
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25) What is the term for the angle between the incident light ray and the normal line?
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