Practice Waves Unit Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Wave | A disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space
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| Transverse Wave | A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate, or move, perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
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| Longitudinal Wave | A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate, or move, back and forth parallel to the direction the wave travels
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| Electromagnetic Wave | A wave that carries energy through matter or empty space
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| Electromagnetic Spectrum | The entire range of electromagnetic waves including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic rays
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| Mechanical Wave | Waves that require a medium in which to travel
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| Siesmic Wave | A mechanical wave caused by earthquakes that travels through the earth
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| Sound Wave | A mechanical wave transmitted by sound energy through a longitudinal motion of particles of matter in which the wave travels
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| Light Wave | An electromagnetic wave that if visible to the human eye and can travel through matter and empty space
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| Surface Wave | A mechanical wave that occurs at or near the boundary between two media; ie, water waves, seismic waves
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| Crest | The highest point of a transverse wave
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| Trough | The lowest point of a transverse wave
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| Rarefaction | The region of lower density or pressure in a longitudinal wave
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| Compression | The region of higher density or pressure in a longitudinal wave
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| Frequency | The number of waves made in a given amount of time
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| Amplitude | The maximum distance the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
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| Wave Length | The distance between any two corresponding points that are adjacent on a wave
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| Medium (Media) | Any type of matter (solid, liquid or gas) through which a wave travels
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