Waves Vocabulary

Front

What is the process by which a substance takes in waves?

Back

Absorb

Front

What is the high point of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the distance between a wave’s crests or troughs?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What is a system for encoding information into another form?

Back

Code

Front

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a given time?

Back

Frequency

Front

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

Back

Amplitude

Front

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

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

Back

Electromagnetic wave

Front

What is the term for the repeating pattern of movement in waves?

Back

Oscillation