Lesson 1 Vocab Flashcards
A Disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Wave
Wave
A Disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Medium
The Material through which a wave travels.
The Material through which a wave travels.
Medium
Longitudinal wave
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the waves travel, or parallel to the wave .
Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the waves travel, or parallel to the wave .
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels .
Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels .
Transverse wave
Mechanical wave
Waves that require a medium.
Waves that require a medium.
Mechanical wave
Electromagnetic wave
Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields .
Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields .
Electromagnetic wave