

Waves Vocabulary
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Physics
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8th Grade
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Briana Howell
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Wave
Back
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Energy
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The ability to cause change.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Electromagnetic wave
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Waves created by vibrating electric charges, can travel through a vacuum or through matter, and have a wide variety of frequencies and wavelengths.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Mechanical wave
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Waves that can only travel through matter; can be divided into transverse waves and compressional waves.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Transverse wave
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Wave for which the matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels; has crests and troughs.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Compressional wave
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Also called longitudinal waves, are waves in which the matter in the medium moves back and forth along the direction that the wave travels.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Medium
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Matter in which a wave travels; it can be a solid, liquid or gas.
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