Waves Vocabulary

frequency

• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
• the number of waves that pass by a point each second
• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another

absorption

• the number of waves that pass by a point each second
• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another

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diffraction

• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• When molecules are forced closer together in a longitudinal wave
• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another
• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening

refraction

• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another
• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• occurs when light waves bounce in all directions after hitting a rough surface

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scattering

• occurs when light waves bounce in all directions after hitting a rough surface
• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
• When molecules are forced closer together in a longitudinal wave
• The bottom of a wave

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transmission

• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• occurs when waves pass through an object without interacting
• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another

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amplitude

• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
• the number of waves that pass by a point each second
• wave height
• occurs when light waves bounce in all directions after hitting a rough surface

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compression

• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• When molecules are forced closer together in a longitudinal wave
• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another
• When molecules are spread apart in a longitudinal wave

crest

• the number of waves that pass by a point each second
• The bottom of a wave
• occurs when waves transfer energy to particles of matter
• The highest point on a wave

electromagnetic wave

• can transmit energy through matter or empty space
• the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
• the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels from one medium to another
• occurs when light waves bounce in all directions after hitting a rough surface

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