vocab 4:1- 4:3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
mechanical wave | a wave that travels only through matter |
electromagnetic wave | a wave that can travel through empty space or through matter |
transverse wave | a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels |
longitudinal wave | a wave that makes the particles of a medium move back and forth parallel to the direction the wave travels |
frequency | the number of wavelengths that pass a point each second |
amplitude | maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position |
refraction | he change in direction of a wave as it changes speed, moving from one medium into another |
radio wave | a low-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength longer than about 30 cm |
infrared wave | an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than light |
ultraviolet wave | an electromagnetic wave with a slightly shorter wavelength and higher frequency than light |
transparent | a material that allows almost al of the light striking it to pass through and through which objects can be seen |
translucent | a material that allows most of the light that strikes it to pass through but through which objects appear blurry |
opaque | a material through which light does not pass |
intensity | is the amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second |
compression | region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of a medium are closet together |
rarefaction | region of a longitudinal wave where the particles are farthest apart |
pitch | the perception of how high or low a sound seems |
decibel | the unit used to measure sound intensity or loudness |
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