Science Vocab Ch. 4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Mechanical Wave | A wave that travels only through matter is a ... |
Electromagnetic Wave | A wave that can travel through empty space or through matter is an ... |
Transverse Wave | A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels is a ... |
Longitudinal Wave | A wave that makes the particles of a medium move back and forth parallel to the direction the wave travels is a ... |
Frequency | The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second is a wave's ... |
Amplitude | A wave's ... is the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position. |
Refraction | The change in direction of a wave as it changes speed, moving from one medium into another, is called ... |
Radio Wave | A low-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength longer than about 30 cm is called a ... |
Infrared Wave | An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than light is an ... |
Ultraviolet Wave | An electromagnetic wave with a slightly shorter wavelength and higher frequency than light is an ... |
Transparent | A material that allows almost all of the light striking it to pass through, and through which objects can be seen clearly is ... |
Translucent | A material that allows most of the light that strikes it to pass through, but through with objects appear blurry is ... |
Opaque | A material which through light does not pass is ... |
Intensity | ... is the amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second. |
Compression | A ... is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are closest together. |
Rarefaction | A ... is the region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart. |
Pitch | The perception of how high or low a sound seems is called ... |
Decibel (dB) | The unit used to measure sound intensity or loudness, is the ... |
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