Final Flashcards
Wave
A disturbance that travels energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance.
Medium
Is the substance through witch a wave moves.
Mechanical Wave
A wave such as sound or seismic wave that transfers kinetic energy through matter.
Transverse Wave
A wave in which a disturbance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave.
Longitudinal Wave
A wave in which a disturbance moves in the same direction as the wave.
Crest
The highest point of the wave.
Trough
The lowest point of the wave.
Wave Length
The distance from one wave crest to the other.
Frequency
Is the number of wave that pass by in a certain period of time.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
The range of all electromagnetic frequencies.
Transmission
Is the number of waves that pass through a medium.
Absorption
Is the disappearance of a wave into a medium.
Observation
The act of nothing and recording an effect an event,characteristics, or anything that is detected.
Investigation
The press of collecting evidence.
Hypothesis
A tentative explanation for an observation or phenomenon, an if then statement.