Wave Vocabulary

The property of a wave that measures the amount of energy in a wave.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wave length

• Medium

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A disturbance that transports or carries energy but not matter.

• Wave

• Medium

• Matter

• Sound

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The highest point of a wave from the rest position.

• Crest

• Rest Position

• Wavelength

• Trough

A substance made up of particles of matter that waves travel through.

• Matter

• Medium

• Water

• Paper

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A transverse or compressional wave that must have a medium for the energy of the disturbance to travel.

• Longitudinal Wave

• Compressional Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Seismic Wave

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The direction of the disturbance travels perpendicular to the energy of the wave.

• Ocean Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Rope Wave

the direction of the disturbance is parallel to the energy of wave

• Compressional Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Wave

Areas of low pressure in compressional wave.

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Wavelength

• Frequency

The original position of the medium before a disturbance. Used to determine amplitude.

• Rest Position

• Amplitude

• Hertz

• Frequency

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The unit of frequency or the number of wavelengths per second (Hz).

• Decibel

• Hurtz

• Hertz

• Hert

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