Vocab Quiz #14: Unit 4 Waves 3

Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves, or particles (heat).

• Waves
• Sound Waves
• Radiation
• Energy

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency.

• Wavelength Spectrum
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Frequency Spectrum
• Light Spectrum

An electromagnetic waves that has a radio frequency between 88 to 108 hertz.

• AM Radio Waves
• Stereo Waves
• FM Radio Waves
• Microwaves

These are the longest EM waves; converted into sound waves.

• AM Radio Waves
• Stereo Waves
• FM Radio Waves
• Microwaves

A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling.

• Transverse Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Mechanical Waves
• Compressional Waves

The bouncing back of a wav e when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Absorption
• Reflection

The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another.

• Absorption
• Refraction
• Reflection
• Rarefaction

The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time.

• Reflection
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Matter through which a wave travels.

• Medium
• Wavelength
• Vacuum
• Amplitude

A space where no particles of matter exist.

• Medium
• Vacuum
• Air
• Space