GA. S8P4. Wave Vocabulary and Definitions

Imagine you're at the beach with your friends, Noah, Maya, and Aria. Suddenly, you notice something fascinating! A _______ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another, just like the waves crashing onto the shore.

• wave

• particle

• current

• field

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A _______ wave requires a medium (like water, air, or solids) to travel.

• Mechanical

• Electromagnetic

• Gravitational

• Sound

Charlotte and Lily are on a space adventure! They need to know which type of waves can travel through the vacuum of space, like light waves. Can you help them fill in the blank?

• Electromagnetic

• Sound

• Mechanical

• Seismic

Fill in the blank: _______ is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Velocity

Fill in the blank: _______ is the number of waves that pass a point in one second.

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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Mia and Isla are surfing enthusiasts. They often discuss the parts of a wave. Fill in the blank: _______ is the highest point of a wave, as Mia always points out during their surf sessions.

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

Fill in the blank: _______ is the lowest point of a wave.

• Trough

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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Fill in the blank: _______ is the material through which a wave travels.

• Medium

• Vacuum

• Solid

• Liquid

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Imagine you're playing a game of laser tag with your friends David, Evelyn, and Abigail. Suddenly, you notice that when your laser hits a mirror, it bounces back towards you. Fill in the blank: _______ is when a wave bounces off a surface, just like your laser beam in the game.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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Fill in the blank: _______ is when a wave bends as it passes through different mediums.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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