Vocab Set # 13: Unit 4 Wave 2

The transfer of energy from a wave to a medium.

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Pitch

• Hertz

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A unit of measurement of loudness.

• Decibels

• Hertz

• Pitch

• Absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Infrared Waves

• Law of Reflection

• Light Waves

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Unit of measurement for frequency.

• Decibels

• Hertz

• Pitch

• Light Waves

Heat waves; longer than visible light waves.

• Infrared Waves

• Light Waves

• Sound Waves

• X-rays

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The angle of incidence is equal to the angel of reflection.

• Law of Reflection

• Absorption

• Light Waves

• Pitch

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

An electromagnetic wave by which light travels through a medium or vacuum.

• Light Wave

• Sound Wave

• Law of Reflection

• Infrared Waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How high or low a sound is.

• Decibles

• Hertz

• Pitch

• Loudness

A longitudinal wave that is caused by vibrations and that travel through a medium.

• Light Waves

• Sound Waves

• Infrared Wave s

• Electromagnetic Waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Light Waves

• X-rays