Intro to Waves

The height of a wave from the origin to the crest

• Wave Length

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The highest part of a wave

• Trough

• Crest

• Vibration

• Pitch

The number of wave cycles that pass a given

point per unit of time

• Pitch

• Vibration

• Wave

  (simple wave)

• Frequency

The perceived highness or lowness of a sound;

• Sound Energy

• Wave Length

• Vibration

• Pitch

A wave that move alongs a line

instead of moving in other space

• Simple Wave

• Mechanial Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Transverse

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A form of energy that is made by vibrations and

requires a medium (air, water, or solids) to travel

• Light Energy

• Sound Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Heat Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The lowest part of a wave

• Crest

• Compression

• Rarefraction

• Trough

Rapid movement back and forth

• Pitch

• Vibration

• Oscillate

• Reverberate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The distance between any two corresponding

points on a wave

• Wave Length

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest