Science Vocab Topic 3-Waves and Energy

A disturbance that travels in a pattern and carries energy

• trough

• wave

• circular wave

• superposition

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The greatest height of a wave in its resting position

• crest

• transverse

• plane wave

• amplitude

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The distance between similar points on a wave

• frequency

• longtitudinal

• wavelength

• transfer

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The number of times a wave repeats itself in a certain amount of time

• frequency

• plane wave

• range

• system

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A wave that moves and carries energy perpendicular to the particles it travels through

• wave

• Transverse

• wave period

• crest

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The top point of a transverse wave

• appear

• reflect

• crest

• digital

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The bottom point of a transverse wave

• superposition

• signal

• analog

• trough

A wave that moves in the same direction as the particles it travels through

• longitudinal

• circular wave

• absorb

• antenna

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To move from one object to another

• trough

• receiver

• transfer

• ray

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The time it takes a wave to move one wavelength

• transmitter

• refract

• system

• wave period