WEEK 1 - Transverse Waves

Front

Carries energy from one place to another

Back

Waves

Front

Waves, including light waves and s waves, that moves perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling

Back

Transverse Waves

Front

Top of the wave

Back

Crest

Front

Bottom of the wave

Back

Trough

Front

The measurement of the distance the particles move from the resting point of the wave

Back

Amplitude

Front

The measurement from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, crest to crest or trough to trough)

Back

Wavelength

Front

The number of times a wave passes a certain point in a set period of time

Back

Frequency

Front

Transverse waves that have vibrating electric and magnetic fields that transfer energy from one place to another

Back

Electromagnetic Waves

Front

The full range of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves (longest wavelengths) to gamma rays (shortest wavelengths)

Back

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Front

The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel

Back

Medium