Unit 6: Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics

The distance between two _______ points on consecutive waves, such as from _______ to _______.

How many _______ waves pass a given point per _______.

The fundamental relationship: wave speed equals _______ times _______, or v = _______.

Waves that form when the original wave and _______ wave interfere, creating _______ (no movement) and _______ (maximum movement).

Waves where particles move _______ and _______ in the _______ direction the wave is traveling, like sound waves.

Sound intensity follows this law: if you _______ your distance from a source, the intensity becomes _______ as strong.

When a wave source moves _______ you, frequency increases; when it moves _______ from you, frequency _______.

Occurs when the path difference between two waves is a _______ number of _______.

Occurs when the path difference is an _______ number of _______-wavelengths.

Wave bending that is most pronounced when the opening size is _______ to the _______.

For diffraction gratings: d sin θ = _______, where d is slit spacing and m is the _______ of diffraction.