Wave Vocabulary

What is a wave?

• A disturbance that transfers energy through matter

• Wave of electricity and magnetism

• A bouncing process

• A process of bending when passing through a surface

What is a mechanical wave?

• A disturbance that transfers energy through matter

• Wave of electricity and magnetism

• Wave that bounces off the surface

• Wave that bends when crossing the surface

What is an electromagnetic wave?

• A disturbance that transmits energy through matter

• A wave of electricity and magnetism

• The process of bouncing off a surface

• The process of bending when passing through a surface

What is reflection?

• Interference of energy transmission through matter

• Wave of electricity and magnetism

• Process of bouncing off the surface

• Process of bending when passing through the surface

What is refraction?

• Interference transmitting energy through matter

• Waves of electricity and magnetism

• The process of bouncing off the surface

• The process of bending when crossing the surface

What is absorption?

• A disturbance that transmits energy through matter

• Waves of electricity and magnetism

• The process of bouncing off a surface

• The process of bending when passing through a surface

What is a transparent material?

• A material that allows light to pass through

• A material that scatters light

• A material that reflects light

• A material that absorbs light

What is a translucent material?

• A material that allows light to pass through

• A material that scatters light

• A material that reflects light

• A material that absorbs light

What is a transverse wave?

• If the vibration of the wave is not along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

• If the vibration of the wave is along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

• If the vibration of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

• If the vibration of the wave is parallel to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

What is a longitudinal wave?

• If the vibration of the wave is not along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave

• If the vibration of the wave is along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave

• If the vibration of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave

• If the vibration of the wave is parallel to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave