Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation

Any disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

A wave that moves through some type of matter ex) ocean waves, move through water

• Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

Travels perpendicular (at right angles) to the direction of the source's motion

• Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

A wave that travels in the same direction as the vibrations that produce it

• Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

The matter a wave travels through

• Medium (not the size ;)

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

The distance between the highest crest and the resting position measures the wave's...

• Medium (not the size ;)

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

The distance a wave travels before it starts to repeat

• Medium (not the size ;)

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

The number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time is called it's...

• Medium (not the size ;)

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

Transfer energy like a mechanical wave but can move WITHOUT a medium

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

The wave bounces off and heads in a different direction

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Diffraction