Wave Features Vocabulary

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Key Word (the vocab term) Information (definition in your own terms) Memory Cue (picture or word)
A wave is a disturbance that travels through space
EX: Wave and matter transferring energy from one place to Ocean wave carrying my beach ball away.
another.
The capacity or power to do work, such as
Energy jumping up and down
the capacity to move an object (of a given
mass) by the application of force.
1. a wave vibrating at right angles to the vibrating waves
Transverse Wave
direction of its propagation.

1. a wave vibrating in the direction long arms waving

Longitudinal Wave
of propagation.

waving far
Wavelength The wavelength of a wave describes
how long the wave is.

the number of waves that pass a fixed high pitched sounds

Frequency
point in unit time; 

the maximum extent of a vibration a loud speaker

Amplitude or oscillation, measured from the
position of equilibrium.

a xray waving
Electromagnetic Wave
Electromagnetic waves are a form of
radiation that travel though the universe.

A mechanical wave is a wave that is an a screwdriver waving

Mechanical Wave
oscillation of matter and is responsible
for the transfer of energy through a
medium.
Label the diagram with these words: transverse wave, compressional wave, crest, trough, wavelength (use on both waves), compression, rarefaction, amplitude
and resting point