Waves Vocab

Front

Wave moving medium parallel to travel direction.

Back

Longitudinal wave

Front

Produces sound:

Back

vibrations

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

Length and width of waves like sound waves as they move or vibrate.

Back

Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

A space with no matter particles

Back

vacuum

Front

Transfers energy progressively from point to point; can be transverse or longitudinal wave.

Back

disturbance

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

Distance between two parts of a wave.

Back

wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Front

An oscillation that transfers energy through a medium.

Back

wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Area where particles in a medium are spread out.

Back

rarefaction

Front

Waves where particles vibrate up and down.

Back

transverse waves

Front

Area where particles in a medium are pushed together.

Back

compression