8th Grade SSA Vocab Waves

The transfer of energy from a wave to the medium through which it travels.

• heat

• absorption

• disturbance

• vibration

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The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position. Shows how much energy the waves carries.

• wavelength

• medium

• amplitude

• height

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Range of electromagnetic waves with varying amplitude and wavelength.

• visible light

• electromagnetic spectrum

• visible spectrum

• invisible spectrum

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A transverse wave that can travel through empty space and through matter.

• compressional wave

• transitional wave

• sound wave

• electromagnetic wave

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The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.

• frequency

• amplitude

• wavelength

• energy

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A material in which a wave travels.

• substance

• medium

• matter

• material

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A material through which light does not pass.

• opaque

• transluscent

• transparent

• solid

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The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• heat

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The bouncing of a wave off a surface.

• radiation

• refraction

• reflection

• reduction

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The change in direction of a wave as it changes speed moving from one medium to another.

• radiation

• refraction

• reflections

• redirection

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