Wave Vocab Flashcards
A number of cycles a wave completes in a period of time; the number of times something happens in a period of time
Frequency
The time need for one complete cycle to pass
Period
The difference between one peak and the next on a wave
Wavelength
The highest point of a wave
Crest
The lowest point of a wave
Trough
An intervening substance,as air, through which a force acts on a affect is produce
Medium
Height or “strength” of a wave
Amplitude
A wave that when the particles of a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave
Longitudinal wave
A full range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic spectrum
A wave that occurs when the particles of a medium a displaced perpendicularly to the direction of the waves
Transverse wave
Occurs when rocks are squeezed by external forces directed toward one and other to put stress on the rock acting to decrease the volume or shorten the dimension
Compression
The change of direction of heat, rays of light
Refraction
An image, representation
Reflection
That act or process of rarefying
Rarefraction
The bending of waves
Diffraction
