Waves Vocabulary Round 1

A periodic disturbance that travels or propagates through space and transfers energy.

The substance that a wave is traveling or propagating through.

The term used to describe a wave that requires a medium to travel.

Term used to describe a wave with an oscillating electric and magnetic fields that can travel through empty space.

Type of wave where the medium particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.

Term used to describe a wave where the medium particles move perpendicularly (90 degree angle) to the direction the wave travels.

Highest point of a transverse wave is called the

The lowest point of a transverse wave is called the

The distance between two consecutive parts of a wave ie crest to crest or trough to trough.

Distance from the resting position to the top of the wave (or from the resting position to the bottom of the wave). Measure of wave height.