Vocab Set #12: Unit 4 Waves 1

Front

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Back

Crest

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Front

What is the term for the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

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Front

What do we call the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface it cannot pass through?

Back

Reflection

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Front

What type of wave has matter moving back and forth in the direction the wave is moving?

Back

Compressional Waves

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Front

What is the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave known as?

Back

Wavelength

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Front

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

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Front

What type of wave travels through a medium by compressing and rarefying the medium?

Back

Longitudinal Wave

Front

What is the term for waves that require a medium to travel through?

Back

Mechanical Waves

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Front

What is the speed of a wave dependent on?

Back

The medium through which it travels.

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