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A type of wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles, or perpendicular, to direct in which the wave travels.
Transverse wave
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without requiring matter to move the entire distance.
Wave
A wave, such as a sound wave or seismic wave, that transfers kinetic energy through matter.
Mechanical wave
A substance from which a wave moves.
Medium
A type of wave in which the disturbance moves on the same direction that the wave travels.
Longitudinal wave
The highest point, or peak, of a wave.
Crest
The lowest point, or valley of a wave.
Trough
The maximum distance that it’s disturbance causes a medium in its rest position ;the distance between a crest or trough of a weave and line through the center of the wave.
Amplitude
The distance from one wave peak or crest to the next peak or crest. Wavelength can be measured as the distance from any part of one wave to the identical part of the next wave.
Wavelength
The number f waves that passed the fix point in a given amount of time, usually in seconds; the number of cycles per unit time.
Frequency
The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes s barrier
Reflection
The bending of a wave as it crosses between two mediums at an angle other than 90 degrees
Refraction
The spreading out of a wave as they pass through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle
Diffraction
The meeting and combining of waves; the adding or subtracting of wave amplitudes that occurs as waves overlap
Interference
A type of wave, such as a light wave or radio wave, that does not require a medium to travel; a disturbance that transfers energy through a field
Electromagnetic Wave
Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves
Radiation
The range of all electromagnetic frequencies, including the following types( from lowest to highest frequency): radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, invisible light, ultraviolet light, x-Ray, and gamma rays
Electromagnetic spectrum
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with the lowest frequencies.
Radio waves
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with higher frequencies than radio waves, but lower frequencies than infrared waves
Microwaves
The part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves detected by the human eye
Visible light
Part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with waves of frequencies between those microwaves and visible light
Infrared light
The part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with frequencies higher than those of visible light and lower than those of x-rays
Ultraviolet light
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves with high frequencies and high energies;
X-rays
Part of electromagnetic spectrum that consists of waves and with the highest frequencies
Gamma rays
