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waves
Vocabulary
Properties of waves
more waves
miscellaneous
100
This type of wave needs a medium
mechanical wave
100
This is one complete back and forth motion of an object
What is vibration
100

Is the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time, or the number of vibrations a wave makes per second

What is frequency

100

This is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are crowded together. (Think of a slinky coming together).

What is compression

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

The distance from crest to crest, or from trough to trough

What is wavelength

200

this is where the particles of a longitudinal wave are spread apart. (Think of a slinky being stretched out).

What is rarefaction

200
This is the bending of a wave as it passes between two substances
What is refraction
300
This is any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
What is a wave
300
This is the highest point of a transverse wave
What is a crest
300
This is the number of waves produced in a certain amount of time
What is frequency
300

These are the two main types of mechanical waves

What is transverse and longitudinal

300
A high-energy wave will have a ____________ amplitude.


High or low 

high

400

This is a type of  wave where the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave

What is longitudinal wave

400
This is the lowest point of a transverse wave
What is a trough
400
This is the maximum distance the particles of a wave vibrate from resting position
What is amplitude
400

Sound waves are examples of what type of wave?

What is mechanical or longitudinal

400

Earthquakes produce _____ waves that move through the Earth's layers. 

seismic

500

This is a type of wave where the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave

What is a transverse wave

500

Electromagnetic waves can travel through space. True or False. Give one example of an electromagnetic wave to prove your answer. 

What is true (I will judge your open response).

500

If you increase the wavelength, what happens to the frequency?

What is it decreases

500

light waves are examples of what type of wave?

electromagnetic

500
This is the word we use to measure frequency
What is hertz