4.1,2, & 3 - Vocabulary (All) Energy

Front

What is a collection of objects that interact in some way called?

Back

System

Front

What is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter?

Back

Wave

Front

What is a wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels?

Back

Longitudinal wave

Front

What is a wave that can travel only through matter?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

What is stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles called?

Back

Potential energy

Front

What is the energy of motion called?

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

What type of wave does not require a medium to travel through?

Back

Electromagnetic wave

Front

What is the term for the energy transferred through a medium by a wave?

Back

Energy transfer

Front

What is the measure of how much energy is transferred by a wave called?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave called?

Back

Wavelength