Unit 3 Vocabulary:(Waves & Light)

any disturbance that transmits energy but not matter

• Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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A wave that moves perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels. (Goes up and down)

• Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Wavelength

A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels (like a spring)

• Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Wavelength

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Wavelength

Height of a wave

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Infrared

• Radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time (how often there is a wave.)

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Infrared

• Radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Infrared

• Radiation

the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Infrared

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

to soak up or take in

• Absorb

• Sound Wave

• Refract

• Reflect

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

a longitudinal, which travels through a medium

• Absorb

• Sound Wave

• Refract

• Reflect

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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