Unit 6 Sound & Light Vocab

Front

Energy that travels through space.

Back

Electromagnetic Waves

Front

Repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion

Back

Vibration

Tags

NGSS.4-PS4-1

Front

Arrangement of radiant energy waves by wavelength and frequency.

Back

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Front

A wave that moves the medium parallel to its direction of travel.

Back

Longitudinal Wave

Front

Electromagnetic radiation in the visible range.

Back

light

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Front

Longitudinal wave with compressions and rarefactions traveling through a medium

Back

sound wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface it cannot pass.

Back

reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Frequency of a sound's height or lowness

Back

pitch

Front

Material allowing light to pass without scattering. Clear.

Back

transparent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Unit for frequency

Back

hertz