Waves Unit 3 Vocab

Front

A ______ wave moves up and down and travels horizontally.

Back

Transverse

Front

A ______ wave moves in the same direction it is moving.

Back

Compression

Front

Fill in the blank: ______ are vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Back

Sound

Front

Frequency/Pitch: ________ is measured by counting the number of crests (high points) of waves that pass the fixed point in 1 second or some other time period.

Back

Frequency/Pitch

Front

Reflection

Back

The bouncing back of light from a surface

Front

Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?

Back

Refraction

Front

Absorption is the process by which:

Back

a substance takes in another substance

Front

Analog

Back

A continuous signal that represents physical measurements.

Front

What kind of wave is pictured?

Back

Compression

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ of a wave is the maximum distance the particles of the medium move from their rest position.

Back

Amplitude