Wave Properties
Movement through different materials
Speed of waves
100

What is amplitude

The height of the wave from the middle to the crest or through

100

What is a medium

the substance or material through which a wave transfers energy.

100

What is a solid

Generally allow waves to travel the fastest.
200

What is frequency 

The amount of times a wave passes through per second

200

What is an electromagnet wave

An electromagnetic wave is a wave that can travel through empty space and through matter.

200

What is a liquid

Wave speeds are faster than in gases but slower than in most solids
300

What is Wave length

The length of a wave two identical points

300

What is a transverse wave

A wave where particles vibrate creating sound

300

What is a gas

Wave speeds are the slowest

400
What is a crest

The highest point of a wave

400

What is Reflection

When the wave bounces back off of a surface

500

What is the through

The lowest point of the wave

500

What is Refraction

When a wave crosses the boundary between two different materials

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