Physics

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Answer the following in your notebook:

A. Define the following terms:

1. wave

2. amplitude

3. wavelength

4. frequency

5. period

6. crest

7. trough

8. transverse wave

9. longitudinal wave

10. mechanical wave

11. electromagnetic wave

B. Give 5 examples of each:

1. mechanical wave

2. electromagnetic wave

C. Draw a transverse wave and label its parts

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Identify the contributions of the following people in the development of the nature of light. Write your answers in your notebook.

1. Isaac Newton

2. Christian Huygens

3. Thomas Young

4. Augustin-Jean Fresnel

5. James Clerk Maxwell

6. Max Planck

7. Albert Einstein

8. Louis-Victor De Broglie

9. Paul Dirac

10. Julian Schwinger, Richard Feynman, Sin-Itiro Tomonaga