Waves
Vocabulary
Parts of a Wave
EM Spectrum
wave interactions
100
This type of wave needs a medium
mechanical wave
100

this is what produces a wave

what is a vibration

100

This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are crowded together

What is compression

100

EM is the acronym for this word

what is electromagnetic

100
This is the bouncing back of rays of light, sound or heat
What is reflection
200
X-rays and microwaves are examples of these types of waves
What is electromagnetic
200
this is any substance through which a wave can travel
What is a medium
200
This is The distance from crest to crest, or from trough to trough
What is wavelength
200

this section of the EM spectrum is used for radar.

what is Microwaves

200

This is the bending of a wave as it passes into a new medium

What is refraction

300
If you increase the wavelength, what happens to the frequency?
What is it decreases
300

this is what waves carry from place to place.

what is energy

300
this is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are spread apart
What is rarefaction
300

EM waves travel as this kind of wave

what is a transverse wave

300

echolocation is an example of this wave interaction

what is reflection

400
This is a waves where the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave
What is longitudinal wave
400

The type of relationship between frequency and wavelength

what is inversely related

400
This is the lowest point of a transverse wave
What is a trough
400

what is the order of the EM Spectrum?

radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma

400

A prism seperating white light into the rainbow is an example of this wave interaction

what is refraction

500
This is a wave where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave
What is a transverse wave
500
This is what electromagnetic waves can travel through. Another word for empty space
What is a vacuum
500
This is the maximum distance the particles of a wave vibrate from resting position
What is amplitude
500

this section of the EM spectrum has the greatest frequency and the smallest wavelength

what is Gamma

500

These 2 wave interactions work together so that we can see colors

what is reflection & absorption

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