Vocabulary
Wave Basics
Wave Behavior
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Wave Measurements
100
A disturbance that repeats regularly in space and time that transmits energy from one place to another with no transfer of matter.
Wave
100
The highest point of a transverse wave
Crest
100
Diffraction
100
The longest wavelength on the electromagnetic spectrum
Radio waves
100
The measurement on a transverse wave from one crest to the next.
Wavelength
200
A wave in which the motion of the material is parallel to the direction that the energy travels.
Longitudinal
200
The area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest spread apart
Rarefaction
200
Refraction
200
The shortest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum
Gamma rays
200
The measurement from the point of rest to the crest - measures the amount of energy a wave is carrying.
Amplitude
300
A wave in which the motion of the material is perpendicular to the direction that the energy travels
Transverse
300
The lowest point on a transverse wave
Trough
300
The red, orange, yellow, blue, violet and indigo wavelengths
Absorption
300
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see
Visible light
300
The measurement of how many waves pass a given point in one second.
Frequency
400
A behavior in which a wave passes through a given point or medium.
Transmission
400
The area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together
Compression
400
The green wavelengths
Reflection
400
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum found between microwaves and visible light.
Infrared
400
Short wavelength = __________ frequency
high
500
The volume of a sound or a measurement of how strong the sound is
Intensity
500
The midpoint of a wave
Resting position or point of rest
500
The blue wavelengths
Scattering
500
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum found between ultraviolet and gamma rays.
X-rays
500
The measurement of a longitudinal wave from one compression to the next.
Wavelength