Waves Vocabulary Part 1

The height of a wave from the origin to the crest

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Trough

The highest part of a wave

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

A continuum of all electromagnetic waves arranged according to frequency and wavelength, from radio waves to gamma radiation

• Sound waves

• Wavelength

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Microwaves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves

• Gamma Rays

• Sound Waves

• Microwaves

• Infrared Waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Waves of energy that provide us with the visible light spectrum (the colors we see)

• Light Waves

• Sound Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

• Frequency

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A quality determined by the amplitude of the sound wave; the higher the amplitude, the louder the sound

• Frequency

• Loudness

• Amplitude

• Period

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves

• Gamma Rays

• Light Waves

• Microwaves

• Radio Waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths, lowest frequencies, and lowest energy

• Gamma Rays

• Infrared Waves

• Microwaves

• Radio Waves

Waves of energy made by vibrations; require a medium (air, water, or solids) to travel

• Light Waves

• Sound Waves

• Radio Waves

• Infrared Waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest part of a wave

• Trough

• Crest

• Wavelength

• Amplitude