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Unit 4 - 8th Grade
Waves - Unit 4 - 8th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amplitude | measure of the size of the disturbance of a wave; height on the y-axis |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | the range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, including the wavelengths or frequencies of visible and invisible forms of energy, including radio, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma |
| Frequency | the number of times a wave passes a certain point in a given amount of time |
| Wave | a movement of energy through a medium or space from one place to another |
| Wavelength | the linear distance between identical points on successive waves |