Unit 4: Waves Terms

The height of a wave from the origin to peak

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance between two peaks or troughs

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Energy

The number of waves that pass during a time period

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Energy

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

___________ controls the BRIGHTNESS of light.

• Wavelength & Frequency

• Amplitude

• Absorption

• Reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

___________ controls the COLOR of light.

• Wavelength & Frequency

• Amplitude

• Absorption

• Reflection

Energy bouncing off of a surface

• Energy

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Energy contained within a surface

• Energy

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Energy passing through a surface

• Energy

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The material through which a wave travels

• Density

• Light

• Sound

• Medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Gas, Liquids and Solids all have different __________ (compactness of a substance)

• Energy

• Pitch

• Volume

• Density