Science Vocab

Question 1

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place.

Answer 1

Wave

Question 2

Medium

Answer 2

A substance through which a wave moves through

Question 3

Mechanical wave

Answer 3

Is wave, such as a sound wave or a seismic wave

Question 4

Is a type of wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the was travels

Answer 4

Transverse wave

Question 5

Longitudinal wave

Answer 5

A type of wave in which the disturbance moves in the same direction that the wave travels

Question 6

The highest point, or peak ,of a wave

Answer 6

Crest

Question 7

The lowest point, or valley, of a wave

Answer 7

Trough

Question 8

Amplitude

Answer 8

The maximum distance that a disturbance causes a medium to move from its

Question 9

Reflection

Answer 9

The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

Question 10

The bending of a wave as it crosses the boundaries between two medians at an angle of 90%

Answer 10

Refraction

Question 11

The spreading out of waves as they passed through an opening or around the edges of an obstacle

Answer 11

Diffraction

Question 12

Interference

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The meeting and combining of waves

Question 13

Electromagnetic

Answer 13

A light wave or audio wave