SCIENTISTS
PARTS
TERMS
EXAMPLES
MATERIALS
100
HE DISCOVERED THAT SOUND WAVES MUST TRAVEL IN A MEDIUM
ROBERT BRYLE
100
THE HIGHEST POINT OF A WAVE
TROUGH
100
A DISTURBANCE THAT MOVES AWAY FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER CARRYING ENERGY
WAVE
100
WAVES FROM SUNLIGHT WHICH CAN CAUSE SKIN PROBLEMS (e.g. SUNBURN)
ULTRAVIOLET WAVES
100
A SPRING WHICH CAN BE PLAYED LIKE A ROPE
HELICAL SPRING
200
DEVELOPED A SCIENTIFIC THEORY TO EXPLAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL
200
THE LOWEST POINT OF A WAVE
TROUGH
200
SHAPE OF A WAVE
WAVE FORM
200
WAVES FORMED ON TOP OF MAJOR BODIES OF WATER OR LAND
SURFACE WAVES
200
A HELICAL SPRING THAT CAN BE MADE TO SOMERSAULT DOWN STEPS
SLINKY SPRING
300
THE UNIT OF FREQUENCY WAS NAMED AFTER HIM
HEINRICH HERTZ
300
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ANY TWO (2) SUCCESSIVE IDENTICAL PARTS OF A WAVE
WAVELENGTH
300
TIME REQUIRED FOR ONE COMPLETE WAVE TO PASS A GIVEN POINT
PERIOD
300
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES OF LONGEST WAVELENGTHS
RADIO WAVES
300
A FORK-LIKE SCIENCELAB TOOL WHEN TAPPED ON A SURFACE PRODUCES A SOUND
TUNING FORK
400
HE FORMULATED THE WAVE THEORY OF LIGHT
THOMAS YOUNG
400
A SERIES OF PERIODIC WAVES IN THE NUMBER OF WAVES THAT PASS THROUGH A POINT IN A PARTICULAR TIME
FREQUENCY
400
A TYPE OF WAVE THAT REQUIRES A MEDIUM TO PROPAGATE
MECHANICAL WAVES
400
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES OF GREATEST FREQUENCIES
GAMMA WAVES
400
ANY ROPE OR STRING; ONE END TIED TO A FIXED POINT;THAT WHEN THE OTHER END IS JERKED WILL SHOW A WAVE-LIKE STRUCTURE
STANDING WAVES
500
HE INITIATED THE IDEA KNOWN AS THE WAVE NATURE OF MATTER
LOUIS DE BROGLIE
500
THE MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT OF A VIBRATING PARTICLE ON EITHER SIDE OF ITS NORMAL POSITION WHEN THE WAVE PASSES.
AMPLITUDE
500
A TYPE OF WAVE THAT CAN PROPAGATE EVEN WITHOUT A MEDIUM
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
500
A MECHANICAL WAVE THAT CARRIES ENERGY DUE TO PARTICLE VIBRATIONS
SOUND WAVES
500
A REGION WHERE ALL ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ARE SHOWN AND COMPARED
SPECTRUM
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