
Waves glossary
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Emily Watson
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A disturbance that transfers energy without transferring matter.
Back
Wave
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Waves that need a medium to pass through.
Back
Mechanical wave
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Waves that do not need a medium to pass through.
Back
Electromagnetic wave
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A wave in which the particles travel at right angles to the direction of propagation of the wave.
Back
Transverse wave
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A wave in which the particles travel in the same or opposite direction to the propagation of the wave.
Back
Longitudinal wave
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A type of electromagnetic wave that can travel through a vacuum.
Back
Light wave
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Where there are no particles or very few particles that are spaced very far apart. Outer space is an example.
Back
Vacuum
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