Waves and EMR Vocab

Front

Disturbance that transfers energy.

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Wave

Front

A wave that travels through matter.

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Mechanical wave

Front

Wave traveling perpendicular to source motion.

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Transverse wave

Front

A wave that travels in the same direction as the vibrations that produce it.

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Longitudinal wave

Front

Distance between two parts of a wave.

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Wavelength

Front

Number of wave repetitions in a given time.

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Frequency

Front

Bouncing of a wave in a different direction.

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Reflection

Front

Bending of waves due to speed change.

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Refraction

Front

Energy of waves is transferred to material it encounters.

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Absorption

Front

Vibrating electric and magnetic fields moving through space at light speed.

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Electricmagnetic wave