6th Grade- Module 4 Vocabulary

Front

What is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?

Back

Transverse wave

Front

What is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point like it?

Back

Wavelength

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Front

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter?

Back

Wave

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Front

What is the number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time?

Back

Frequency

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Front

What is a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter?

Back

Sound wave

Front

What is the maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

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Front

What is the term for the speed at which a wave travels through a medium?

Back

Wave speed

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Front

What is the term for the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

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Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time?

Back

Frequency

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Front

What is the term for the energy carried by a wave?

Back

Wave energy

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