Waves of Energy
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| energy | Ability to do work or cause change
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| wave | any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space.
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| medium | Material through which a wave travels
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| vacuum | an area is which there is no matter
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| mechanical wave | waves that require a medium through which to travel
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| transverse wave | A wave that moves at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels and it’s easy to identify the crest and trough.
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| longitudinal wave | A wave that vibrates in the same direct as it travels, as this type of wave moves it creates areas of compression and rarefaction in matter.
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| amplitude | height or "strength" of a wave
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| wavelength | the distance between two peaks of the wave
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| frequency | how many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time
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| seismic waves | waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers and a re a result of earthquakes.
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| crest | the highest point of a wave
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| trough | the lowest point of a wave
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