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

Front

What is a wave that can travel only through matter?

Back

Mechanical wave

Front

What is the object that provides energy for energy transfer?

Back

Source object

Front

What is a material in which a wave travels?

Back

Medium

Front

What is the ability to cause change or to do work called?

Back

Energy

Front

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

Back

System

Front

What type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

Back

Electromagnetic wave

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the measure of how fast a wave travels through a medium?

Back

Wave speed

Front

What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the process of energy moving from one object to another called?

Back

Energy transfer