8th-Ch 12 Vocab

Front

Disturbance transferring energy.

Back

wave

Front

Ability to do work

Back

energy

Front

Material through which a wave travels

Back

medium

Front

Waves requiring a medium to travel

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

Repeated back and forth or up and down motion

Back

Vibration

Front

Wave vibrating medium at right angles to travel direction

Back

Transverse wave

Front

Highest point on a transverse wave

Back

crest

Front

Lowest point on a transverse wave

Back

trough

Front

Vibrates the medium in the same direction as the wave's motion

Back

Longitudinal wave

Front

Area in a longitudinal wave with coils close together

Back

compression