Waves Vocabulary

A wave transfers energy or information from point to point. Whether a wave in water, a sound wave, light wave, or an information wave, all waves have some features in common. A simple wave has a repeating pattern of specific wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.

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The process by which waves pass through a substance.

• transmit

• signal

• wavelength

• encode

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2. A changing quantity or impulse whose variations represent information.

• signal

• wavelength

• encode

• analog

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The distance between a wave’s crests or troughs.

• signal

• wavelength

• encode

• analog

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Transcribe information into another form.

• transmit

• signal

• wavelength

• encode

An _____ signal is continuous. Light and sound are examples.

• wavelength

• encode

• analog

• baseline

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6. The line half between the peak and the trough.

• baseline

• absorb

• wave

• reflect

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The process by which a substance takes in waves.

• encode

• analog

• baseline

• absorb

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A variation in a medium that transfers energy from point to point.

• wave

• reflect

• crest

• energy

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The process by which a substance changes the direction of a wave.

• absorb

• wave

• reflect

• crest

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