Wave Vocabulary Level 1

A rhythmic disturbance that

carries energy in motion

• Wave

• Frequency

• Compression

• Vibration

A wave where particles move

perpendicular to its energy

• Surface Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

The distance between

two crests of a wave

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

The highest

point on a wave

• Frequency

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wave

A wave where particles

move parallel to its energy

• Surface Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

A measure of the amount

of energy in a wave

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wavelength

The lowest

point on a wave

• Frequency

• Crest

• Trough

• Compression

The number of crests that

pass a point in a given time

• Rarefaction

• Compression

• Vibration

• Frequency

A longitudinal wave that

can be heard as sound

• Surface Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Sound Wave

• Wave Interference

A region of a wave where

particles are close together

• Compression

• Diffraction

• Rarefaction

• Wave Interference