Properties of Waves Vocabulary

Number of waves that pass a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

measure of the size of magnitude of a wave

• Hertz

• Amplitude

• Light

• Diffraction

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the bending of a wave around a barrier, often flipping upside down

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Light

occurs when a wave bounces off a barrier, often flipping upside down

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Light

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Distance from a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.

• wavelength

• frequency

• wave

• medium

Number of waves that pass a point in one second; measured in hertz

• Amplitude

• Medium

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Travels in waves that transmit electromagnetic energy; allows for visibility

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Diffraction

• Light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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Occurs when a wave bounces off a barrier, often flipping upside down

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Highest point on a wave

• trough

• medium

• crest

• opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the term for the highest point of a wave?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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