Waves Vocabulary

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is a -

• trough

• crest

• wave

• light energy

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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling

• transfer wave

• longitudinal wave

• electromagnetic wave

A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.

• longitudinal wave

• electromagnetic wave

• transverse wave

Energy caused by an object's vibrations

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• light energy

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Energy in the form of moving waves of light

• sound energy

• light energy

• thermal energy

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Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye

• sound energy

• thermal energy

• visible light

• medium

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Flow of heat from one substance to another

• light energy

• thermal energy (heat)

• sound energy

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Material through which a wave travels

• medium

• crest

• trough

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Highest point of a wave

• trough

• crest

• frequency

• wavelength

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