Waves | Vocabulary | More waves | Properties of waves | Miscellaneous |
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This type of wave needs a medium to
Mechanical wave
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This type of wave needs a medium
Mechanical wave
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This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are crowed together
Compression
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This is the speed at which a wave is moving
Wave speed
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This is the bouncing back of rays of light sound or heat
Reflection
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X-rays and microwave are examples of these types of waves
Electromagnetic
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This is any substance through which a wave can travel
Medium
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This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are spread
Rarefaction
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This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are spread apart
Rarefaction
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This is the bending of a wave as it passes between two substance
Refraction
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This is any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
Wave
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This is the highest point of a transverse wave
Crest
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These are the two main types of waves
Transverse and longitudinal
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These are the two main types of waves
Transverse and longitudinal
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This means to be at right angles
Perpendicular
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This is a waves where the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave
Longitudinal wave
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This is the lowest point of a transverse wave
Trough
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Sound waves are examples of what types of waves
Mechanical or longitudinal
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This is the maximum distance the particles of a wave vibrate form resting position
Amplitude
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This is how a surface wave forms
Transverse and longitudinal wave combine
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This is a wave where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave
Transverse wave
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This is what electromagnetic waves can travel through
vacuum
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Light up waves are examples of what type of wave
Transverse or electromagnetic
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This what electromagnetic waves can travel through
Vacuum
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This is the word we use to measure frequency
Hertz
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