Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place:

• wave
• particle
• force
• matter

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A wave that requires a medium through which to travel:

• Electromagnetic wave
• Sound wave
• Gravity wave
• Mechanical wave

The material through which a wave travels:

• substance
• element
• object
• medium

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves:

• refraction
• electromagnetic radiation

• conduction
• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels:

• standing wave
• transverse wave
• longitudinal wave
• mechanical wave

The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest position as a longitudinal wave passes through the medium:

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Velocity
• Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels:

• Standing wave
• Transverse wave
• Longitudinal wave
• Surface wave

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crest:

• velocity
• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time:

• wavelength
• amplitude
• velocity
• frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass:

• refraction
• absorption
• reflection
• transmission

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