Waves

medium

• A type of wave

• Material through which a wave travels

• A measurement of frequency

• A method of sound production

wavelength

• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

• the height of the wave from the rest position to the crest

• the time it takes for one complete wave to pass a given point

• the speed of the wave divided by its frequency

frequency

• the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• the measure of how often an event occurs over a specific period

• the total distance traveled by a wave in one cycle

• the speed at which a wave travels through a medium

P - wave

• a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to vibrate in a back-and-forth direction

• a type of wave that travels through water

• a wave that causes the ground to shake in a circular motion

• a sound wave that travels through air

reflection

• The bending of a wave as it passes through different mediums.

• The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

• The absorption of a wave by a surface.

• The scattering of a wave in multiple directions.

S - wave

• a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to vibrate in an up and down direction

• a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to vibrate in a circular motion

• a seismic wave that travels faster than P-waves

• a seismic wave that does not travel through liquids

longitudinal wave

• a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave motion

• a wave that travels through a vacuum without a medium

• a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion

• a wave that only travels in one direction

amplitude

• the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position

• the speed at which a wave travels through a medium

• the frequency of a wave measured in hertz

• the wavelength of a wave measured in meters

refraction

• the bending of a wave as the wave passes between 2 substances in which the speed of the waves differs

• the reflection of light when it hits a surface

• the absorption of light by a material

• the scattering of light in different directions

wave

• a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium

• a sudden and violent movement of the earth's surface

• a type of sound that travels through air

• a visual representation of data in a graph