Properties of Waves Vocabulary

the lowest point of a wave.

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

• frequency

the highest point of a wave.

• reflection

• trough

• crest

• wavelength

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Distance between two corresponding points of adjacent waves, such as the distance between two adjacent crests of a transverse wave.

• frequency

• wavelength

• amplitude

• medium

is a wave in which particles of the medium vibrate at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction that the wave travels.

• longitudinal wave

• seismic waves

• transverse wave

• mechanical wave

is the maximum distance the particles of the medium move from their resting positions when a wave passes through.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• compression

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The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time.

• reflection

• rarefaction

• frequency

• wavelength

The matter through which the wave travels.

• amplitude

• frequency

• medium

• trough

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A disturbance in matter that transfers energy through matter or space

• Frequency

• Hertz

• Wave

• Trough

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Travels in waves that transmit electromagnetic energy; allows for visibility

• Hertz

• Amplitude

• Light

• Diffraction

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The bending of waves around the edges of an obstacle or through an opening is known as:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

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