Waves

lowest point on a transverse wave

• wave

• amplitude

• trough

• crest

a substance through which a wave can travel

• medium

• wavelength

• crest

• rarefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together

• crest

• rarefaction

• trough

• compression

horizontal distance between two crests or troughs on two adjacent waves (waves are one after another)

• wave speed

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

a mechanical wave that vibrates perpendicular to the direction the wave moves (up and down motion)

• crest

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• wave speed

waves that do not require a medium

• electromagnetic waves

• longitudinal waves

• transverse waves

• wave speed

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space

• trough

• rarefaction

• medium

• wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

maximum distance a wave travels from its rest position

• wavelength

• amplitude

• frequency

• wave speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

highest point on a transverse wave

• rarefaction

• trough

• crest

• compression

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart

• compression

• rarefaction

• crest

• trough