Unit 5 Waves
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- Q1A disturbance that transfers energy from place to placeWave30s
- Q2Material through which a wave travelsMedium30s
- Q3a minute portion of matterParticle30s
- Q4a wave in which the particles move back and forth in teh direction the wave travelsLongitudinal Wave30s
- Q5A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is travelingTransverse Wave30s
- Q6A wave that requires a medium through which to travelMechanical Wave30s
- Q7a wave that consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, which radiate outward at the speed of lightElectromagnetic Wave30s
- Q8The horizontal line through the middle of the waveResting Point30s
- Q9Highest point of a waveCrest30s
- Q10Lowest point of a waveTrough30s
- Q11the height of a wave's crestAmplitude30s
- Q12The distance between two corresponding parts of a waveWavelength30s
- Q13The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.Compression30s
- Q14The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apartRarefraction30s
- Q15the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given timeFrequency30s