Waves Vocabulary

Front

The top of the wave is the

Back

Crest

Front

The height of the wave from the equilibrium to the crest

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Amplitude

Front

The bottom of the wave is called the

Back

Trough

Front

The length of one complete wave

Back

Wavelength

Front

Frequency is

Back

How many waves are in a cycle

Front

When a wave bounces back from a boundary

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Reflection

Front

A wave bending through a medium

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Refraction

Front

When the natural frequency of an object is hit and it begins to vibrate

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Resonance

Front

The spreading out of a wave as it passes through an opening

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Diffraction

Front

The apparent change in frequency as an object passes by an observer

Back

Doppler Effect