8.PS4.2

Front

What are waves that require a medium to travel?

Back

Mechanical waves

Front

What happens when a wave transfers all of its energy into the material it strikes?

Back

Absorption

Front

What is a medium in the context of waves?

Back

The substance through which a wave can travel.

Front

What does it mean to refract a wave?

Back

To bend the wave.

Front

What behavior of waves does an orca use to locate food?

Back

Reflection

Front

What are transverse waves?

Back

Waves where the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Front

What are longitudinal waves?

Back

Waves where the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave.

Front

What is diffraction in wave behavior?

Back

The bending of waves around obstacles or through openings.

Front

What is reflection in wave behavior?

Back

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a barrier.

Front

What is refraction in wave behavior?

Back

The change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.