Amplify-Waves Unit Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for two or more things bumping into each other?

Back

collide

Front

What do you call the action of moving something from one place to another?

Back

transfer

Front

What is the term for the place where something comes from?

Back

source

Front

What is the definition of material in the context of physical substances?

Back

the stuff that makes up everything

Front

What does it mean to investigate something?

Back

to try to learn more about something

Front

What is the term for the energy that travels through a medium in the form of waves?

Back

wave energy

Front

What is the principle that describes how waves can interfere with each other?

Back

wave interference

Front

What is the term for the maximum displacement of points on a wave from its rest position?

Back

amplitude

Front

What do you call the distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave?

Back

wavelength

Front

What is the term for the speed at which a wave travels through a medium?

Back

wave speed