Wave Vocabulary

What is the unit of measurement for wave frequency?

• Hertz

• Joule

• Meter

• Second

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Amplitude?

• does not require matter to transfer energy

• wave height

• requires matter to transfer energy

• distance from crest to crest

• number of waves per second

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Frequency?

• does not require matter to transfer energy

• wave height

• requires matter to transfer energy

• distance from crest to crest

• number of waves per second

Reflection?

• waves bend due to a medium change

• solid, liquid, gas

• requires matter to transfer energy

• waves bounce off a surface/medium

• number of waves per second

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Wavelength?

• does not require matter to transfer energy

• wave height

• requires matter to transfer energy

• distance from crest to crest

• number of waves per second

Absorption?

• waves bend due to a medium change

• waves are soaked up by a medium

• requires matter to transfer energy

• waves bounce off a surface/medium

• number of waves per second

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

- a wave that travels along the surface of a medium. Ocean waves are the best-known examples of these types of waves.

• surface wave

• mechanical wave

• amplitude wave

• longitudinal wave

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- the lowest point of a wave.

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• frequency

- the highest point of a wave.

• crest

• trough

• frequency

• surface wave

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The matter through which the wave travels.

• wavelength

• frequency

• medium

• trough

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