Light and Waves

Height of a wave

• wavelength

• trough

• amplitude

• altitude

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

• refraction

• reflection

• compression

• infrared

Highest point of a wave

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

• compression

the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• crest

• compression

• trough

• frequency

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

• visible light

• mechanical wave

• radio wave

• infrared

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A light wave is a type of electromagnetic wave. Light waves on the electromagnetic spectrum include those that are visible as well as those that are invisible to the human eye.

• infrared

• xray

• light waves

• refraction

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

a wave in which the particles move parallel to the path of the wave

• transverse waves

• mechanical waves

• longitudinal waves

• infrared

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

waves that require a medium through which to travel

• medium

• rarefaction

• sound waves

• mechanical waves

Material through which a wave travels

• scattering

• absorbption

• medium

• pitch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

a part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart

• compression

• rarefaction

• friction

• trough