Waves Part 1 Vocab

Front

Disturbance that carries energy but not matter.

Back

A wave

Front

A wave that can only travel through matter

Back

A mechanical wave

Front

A wave that can travel through the vacuum of space and some matter.

Back

An electromagnetic wave

Front

What is a medium?

Back

The matter a wave can travel through.

Front

A wave where disturbance is perpendicular to wave direction

Back

A transverse wave

Front

A wave causing particles to move back and forth along the energy path.

Back

A longitudinal wave

Front

Compression in a longitudinal wave

Back

The part(s) where particles are closest together.

Front

Trough definition

Back

Lowest point on a transverse wave.

Front

Crest: highest point on a transverse wave

Back

highest point on a transverse wave

Front

Rarefaction in a longitudinal wave

Back

Particles are farthest apart.