Waves Vocab

energy

• number of waves per second, unit used to measure frequency (Hz)
• ability to do work
• number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
• a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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wave

• vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels
• a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place
• waves that require a medium
• particles are close together on a longitudinal wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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medium

• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
• waves that require a medium
• the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
• the material through which a wave travels

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

mechanical waves

• waves that require a medium
• low point on a transverse wave
• number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
• a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

vibration

• particles are close together on a longitudinal wave
• low point on a transverse wave
• the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
• repeated back and forth or up and down motion

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

transverse wave

• waves that require a medium
• particles are close together on a longitudinal wave
• a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
• number of waves per second, unit used to measure frequency (Hz)

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

crest

• a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
• low point on a transverse wave
• high point on a transverse wave
• repeated back and forth or up and down motion

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

trough

• low point on a transverse wave
• repeated back and forth or up and down motion
• high point on a transverse wave
• when a wave hits an object and bounces off. (example echo)

longitudinal wave

• waves that require a medium
• number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
• vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels
• a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

compression

• low point on a transverse wave
• high point on a transverse wave
• a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place
• particles are close together on a longitudinal wave