Waves

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The Energy In A Wave.

Amplitude

Amplitude Simple Definition

Part Of A Wave Where Particles Are Pushed Together.

Compression

Compression Simple Definition

The Bending Of Waves When They Pass Around A Barrier Or Through An Opening.

Diffraction

Diffraction Simple Definition

The Number Of Cycles Or Vibrations Per Second, Measured In Hertz (Hz).

Frequency

Frequency Simple Definition

Occurs When Two Waves Meet And Combine To Form A New Wave.

Interference

Interference Simple Definition

States That The Angle Of Incidence Is Equal To The Angle Of Reflection.

Law Of Reflection

Law Of Reflection Simple Definition

A Wave Whose Particles Vibrate Parallel To The Direction In Which The Wave Travels.

Longitudinal Wave

Longitudinal Wave Simple Definition

A Wave That Needs Matter To Travel, Like Sound Waves And Ocean Waves.

Mechanical Wave

Mechanical Wave Simple Definition

The Substance Through Which A Wave Can Travel, Like Air, Which Carries Sound Waves.

Medium

Medium Simple Definition

The Least Dense Region Of A Longitudinal Wave.

Rarefaction

Rarefaction Simple Definition

The Bouncing Of Light, Sound, Or Heat Waves Off A Surface.

Reflection

Reflection Simple Definition

The Bending Of Light When It Passes From One Substance Into Another.

Refraction

Refraction Simple Definition

An Increase In The Vibration Amplitude Of An Object, Caused By Another Object Vibrating At The Same Frequency.

Resonance

Resonance Simple Definition

A Wave That Seems Stationary, It Forms When Two Waves Of Equal Wavelength And Amplitude Cancel Each Other Out.

Standing Wave

Standing Wave Simple Definition

A Wave That Moves Particles Of Matter At Right Angles To Its Direction Of Travel.

Transverse Wave

Transverse Wave Simple Definition

The Lowest Part On A Transverse Wave.

Trough

Trough Simple Definition

A Repeating Disturbance That Transfers Energy Through Matter Or Space.

Wave

Wave Simple Definition

The Highest Point Of A Transverse Wave.

Wave Crest

Wave Crest Simple Definition

The Distance Between The Crests Of Two Adjacent Waves.

Wavelength

Wavelength Simple Definition