Waves Vocabulary (ESL)

Front

Traveling disturbance in a substance: _____

Back

wave

Front

Circle made by a wave: __________

Back

ripple

Front

__________ = moving back and forth or up and down

Back

vibration

Front

Part of the wave that is not up or down

Back

node

Front

Part of the wave that is up or down: __________

Back

antinode

Front

Where something comes from: __________

Back

source

Front

End of a wave that does not move: __________ __________

Back

fixed end

Front

Light can pass through __________

Back

transparent

Front

Light cannot pass through __________

Back

opaque

Front

__________ = turned upside down or backwards

Back

inverted