Waves Vocabulary

a traveling oscillation that has properties of frequency, wavelength, and amplitude

• Wave
• wave
• period
• frequency

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the time it takes for each complete cycle

• Period
• Wave
• Amplitude
• Medium

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how often something repeats, expressed in hertz

• Frequency
• Period
• Wave
• Amplitude

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the process of bouncing off a surface

• Reflection
• Frequency
• Period
• Wave

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the process of bending while crossing a surface

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Frequency
• Period

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an exceptionally large amplitude that develops when a periodic force is applied at the natural frequency

• Resonance
• Refraction
• Reflection
• Frequency

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a wave of electricity and magnetism that travels at the speed of light

• Electromagnetic Wave
• Resonance
• Refraction
• Reflection

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the entire range of electromagnetic waves, including all possible frequencies, such as radio waves, microwaves, x-rays, and gamma rays

• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Electromagnetic Wave
• Resonance
• Refraction

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a wave is transverse if its oscillations are not in the direction it moves

• Transverse
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Electromagnetic Wave
• Resonance

a wave is longitudinal if its oscillations are in the same direction it moves

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Electromagnetic Wave

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