Ch. 3: Waves - Vocabulary

A disturbance that transfers energy from

place to place

• Wave

• Energy

• Rarefraction

• Amplitude

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A wave that moves the medium in a

direction parallel to the direction in which the wave

travel

• Wavelength

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

A wave that requires a medium

through which to travel

• Transverse Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Wave

• Trough

The ability to do work or cause change

• Mechanical Wave

• Frequency

• Energy

• Crest

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The highest part of a transverse wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Medium

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The bending or spreading of waves as

they move around a barrier or pass through an

opening

• Rarefaction

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

The height of a transverse wave from the

center to a crest or trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Attitude

• Medium

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The distance between two corresponding

parts of a wave, such as the distance between two

crests

• Refraction

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Wave

Unit of measurement for frequency

• Hertz

• Medium

• Energy

• Amplitude

A wave that moves the medium at  

right angles to the direction in which the wave

travels

• Mechanical Wave

• Reflection

• Longitudinal Wave

• Transverse Wave