EM Vocab

distance between identical points (usually crests) on a wave.

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Crest

• Trough

Wave motion and particle motion move in different directions (perpendicular) to each other. These waves look like water waves

• Compressional

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

• Energy

A material allowing all light to pass through. You can clearly see through these objects.

• Translucent

• Medium

• Visible Light

• Transparent

An emptiness of space or a space with absolutely no matter.

• Vacuum

• Medium

• Sound

• Light

A material or substance that does not let any light pass through at all.

• Translucent

• Opaque

• Refraction

• Reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths.

• Radiation

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Frequency

• Wave Energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field, travelling through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• EM SPectrum

• Wave Energy

• Light

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Wave that is not capable of carrying energy through a vacuum. These waves require a medium in order to transport their energy from one location to another

• Transverse Waves

• Water Waves

• Longitudinal Waves

• Frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the maximum distance molecules moved from the line of origin caused by electromagnetic or mechanical waves.

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Line of origin

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

number of waves that pass in one second

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Wave Energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1