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Waves Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Absorption | Wave that transfers energy to the medium it is traveling through |
Amplitude | Height of a wave |
Compressional/Longitudinal wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion |
Diffraction | Wave that spreads out as it passes through an opening |
Electromagnetic waves | A form of energy that can travel through space. |
Energy | Property carried by all waves that can cause change or do work. |
Reflection | Wave that bounces off an object. |
Refraction | Wave that bends as it crosses through a medium or boundary. |
Transmit | to send energy on |
Transverse Wave | A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave motion. |
Wave | A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place |
Wavelength | The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave |