Waves Terms

the maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position

• amplitude
• frequency
• wave speed
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening

• reflection
• diffraction
• resonance
• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

a wave that does not require a medium

• longitudinal wave
• mechanical wave
• electromagnetic wave
• standing wave

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

the number of waves produced in a given amount of time

• wavelength
• wave speed
• amplitude
• frequency

the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave

• interference
• diffraction
• resonance
• medium

a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion

• mechanical wave
• longitudinal wave
• standing wave
• electromagnetic wave

a wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• electromagnetic wave
• longitudinal wave
• mechanical wave
• standing wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a physical environment in which phenomena occur

• wave
• resonance
• space
• medium

the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through

• reflection
• diffraction
• resonance
• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs

• diffraction
• refraction
• resonance
• reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2