8 Science - Lesson 3.1 Characteristics of Waves

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Amplitude

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Measure of the size of the disturbance of a wave; height on the y-axis; the maximum distance that the wave moves from its rest position.

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, including the wavelengths or frequencies of visible and invisible forms of energy, such as radio, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma.

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Electromagnetic wave

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A type of wave created by vibrating particles.

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Frequency

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The number of times a wave passes a certain point in a given amount of time; the number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time.

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Wave

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A movement of energy through a medium or space from one place to another; a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

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Wavelength

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The linear distance between identical points on successive waves; the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

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Energy

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The ability to cause change.

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Medium

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A material in which a wave travels.

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Transverse wave

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A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

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Crest

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The high point of a transverse wave.

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