Amplify-Waves, Energy, and Information

Amplify-Waves, Energy, and Information

Unit Vocabulary

amplitude:

how big or loud a wave is

collision:

two or more things bumping into each other

communicate:

to share information

energy:

the ability to make things move or change

explanation:

a description of how something works or why something happens

investigate:

to try to learn more about something

model:

something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

particle:

a tiny piece of material that is too small to see

source:

the place where something comes from

transfer:

to move something from one place to another

vibrate:

to move back and forth quickly

visualize:

to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources

wave:

a pattern of motion that travels away from a source

waveform:

a curved line that shows the pattern of a wave

wavelength:

the length of a wave from one peak to the next