Waves

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Wave

• Energy

• Interference

• Node

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Energy

• The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

• The highest part of a transverse wave

• The ability to do work

• A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The material through which a wave travels.

• Hertz

• Crest

• Medium

• Trough

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Standing Wave

• Transverse Wave

A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.

• Wave

• Energy

• Compression

• Vibration

A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Standing Wave

• Transverse Wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest part of a transverse wave.

• Crest

• Node

• Trough

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest part of a transverse wave.

• Crest

• Node

• Trough

• Wavelength

A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Standing Wave

• Transverse Wave

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

• Compression

• Crest

• Rarefaction

• Trough