Vocabulary Vocabulary #2 Vocabulary #3 Vocabulary #4/Math problems Examples of waves
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Crest
What is the highest point of the wave
100
Transverse Waves
A wave in which the particles travel in an up and down motion
100
Medium
The matter through which a wave travels
100
Reflection
When wave bounce off a surface
100
x-ray
electromagnetic wave
200
Trough
What is the lowest point of the wave
200
Compressional Waves
Waves in which the particles vibrate back and forth
200
Wave speed
Depends on the medium in which the wave is traveling. Varies in solids, liquids, and gases
200
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If the amplitude is equal to 6 units and the constant is 1, what is energy?
200
water
transverse wave
300
Wavelength
What is the distance between one point on a wave and the exact same place on the next wave
300
Compression
Where the particles are close together
300
Hertz
Units of frequency, equal to one cycle per second
300
500
If a wave has a wavelength of 5m and a frequency of 100 Hz, what is its speed?
300
Sound
compression wave made by a guitar
400
Frequency
how many wave go past in one second
400
Rarefraction
Where the particles are spread apart
400
Electromagnetic Waves
Wave DO NOT need a medium to be able to move
400
Refraction
The change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another
400
Jump rope
mechanical wave
500
Amplitude
Height of a wave
500
Diffraction
The bending of waves around an object
500
Mechanical waves
Wave MUST have a medium in order to move
500
512
If the amplitude is equal to 8 units and the constant is 8, what is energy?
500
Equilibrium
the line that runs through the wave






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