| A mathematical equation that describes the behavior of waves, including their speed, wavelength, and frequency. | Wave Equation(s) |
| What is the wave speed? | The speed at which energy is transferred through the medium or the speed at which the wave moves. |
| The rate at which a wave travels through a medium, usually denoted by the symbol v. | Wave Speed |
| What is the equation to calculate wave speed? | v = f位 (where v is the wave speed, f is the frequency, and 位 is the wavelength). |
| The number of complete oscillations or cycles of a wave that occur in a unit of time. | Frequency |
| What does the wave equation describe? | The behavior of waves, including their speed, wavelength, and frequency. |
| The distance between two consecutive points of a wave that are in phase, such as two crests or two troughs. | Wavelength |
| What does the symbol 'v' represent in the wave equation? | The wave speed. |
| The speed at which sound waves propagate through a medium, such as air, water, or solids. | Speed of Sound |
| What can you measure with two microphones connected to a computer? | The speed of sound waves in air. |
| Devices that convert sound waves into electrical signals for recording or amplification. | Microphones |
| What is the purpose of connecting two microphones to a computer? | To measure the speed of sound waves in air. |
| The amount of space between two points. | Distance |
| What do you measure between the two microphones to calculate the speed of sound? | The distance. |
| The duration between two events. | Time Interval |
| What does the computer calculate in order to determine the speed of sound? | The time it takes for the sound wave to travel from the first microphone to the second microphone. |
| Small waves or undulations on the surface of water. | Ripple |
| What can you measure using a ripple tank and light? | The speed of water ripples. |
| A device used to demonstrate the behavior of waves, particularly water waves. | Ripple Tank |
| Instruments applied to make ripples in the ripple tank experiment. | Motor and Rod |
| What is a ripple tank used for? | To measure the speed of water ripples. |
| The distance between two consecutive points on a wave that are in phase. | Wavelength |
| What does the distance between each shadow in a ripple tank represent? | One wavelength. |
| The number of complete cycles or oscillations of a wave that occur in a unit of time. | Frequency |
| How can you find the frequency of waves in a ripple tank? | Count the number of waves in a given time period, such as 10 seconds. |
| The mean distance between successive wave crests or troughs. | Average Wavelength |
| How do you calculate the average wavelength in a ripple tank experiment? | Measure the distance between 10 waves and divide by 10. |
| The rate at which waves travel through a medium. | Speed of Waves |
| What can the wave equation calculate? | The speed of waves. |
| What is the equation used to calculate wave speed? | v = f位 (where v is wave speed, f is frequency, and 位 is wavelength). |
| The process by which a wave's energy is taken in by the medium it encounters. | Absorption |
| What happens when a wave is absorbed? | Its energy is transferred to the medium it encounters. |
| The process by which a wave continues to travel through a medium without being absorbed or reflected. | Transmission |
| What happens when a wave is transmitted? | It carries on traveling through the material. |
| The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another, caused by a change in its speed. | Refraction |
| What is refraction? | A type of transmission where the wave passes through a substance but changes direction. |
| The process by which a wave bounces off a surface when it encounters a boundary between different substances. | Reflection |
| What happens during reflection? | The wave bounces off a surface when it encounters a boundary between different substances. |
| The distance between two corresponding points on a wave, such as two crests or two troughs. | Wavelength |
| What factor determines what will happen to a particular wave at a boundary? | The type of wave and its wavelength. |
| The substance or material through which a wave travels. | Medium |
| What does the outcome of a wave meeting a boundary depend on? | The substances that the waves are passing through. |
| The interface or dividing line between two different substances or materials. | Boundary |
| Where does a wave meet different substances to exhibit absorption, transmission, refraction, or reflection? | At the boundary between substances. |
| Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves. | Infrared Rays |
| What type of wave heats up the ground when absorbed? | The Sun's infrared rays. |
| Electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, visible to the human eye. | Light Rays |
| What passes through glass as an example of transmission? | Light rays. |
| A reflective surface that reflects light in a specular (mirror-like) manner. | Mirror |
| What reflects light rays back? | A mirror. |
