Waves Vocab

Front

Energy from a wave transmitted to matter is:

Back

Absorbed

Front

Wave bouncing off a medium.

Back

Reflected

Front

Movement of waves through a medium.

Back

Transmitted

Front

Distance from rest to crest of a wave.

Back

Amplitude

Front

Wave cycles per second.

Back

Frequency

Front

Distance between two waves.

Back

Wavelength

Front

Waves that can travel without a medium.

Back

Electromagnetic

Front

Waves that require a medium to travel

Back

Mechanical

Front

A wave that vibrates in the direction it moves.

Back

Longitudinal

Front

Wave vibrating 90° to its direction.

Back

Transverse