Wave Mechanical Wave Transverse Wave Longitudinal Wavecompression Rarefaction

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Write the vocabulary word in the box that has the matching definition on EACH row.

Wave Mechanical Wave Transverse Wave Longitudinal WaveCompression Rarefaction

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
Rarefaction / A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
Transverse Wave / A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Wave / A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
Mechanical Wave / A wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
Longitudinal Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
Compression
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
Compression / A wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
Longitudinal Wave / A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
Mechanical Wave / A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Wave / A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
Transverse Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
Rarefaction
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Wave / A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
Transverse Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
Rarefaction / A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
Mechanical Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
Compression / A wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
Longitudinal Wave
A wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
Longitudinal Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
Compression / A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Wave / A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
Transverse Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
Rarefaction / A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
Mechanical Wave
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
Mechanical Wave / A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Wave / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
Rarefaction / The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
Compression / A wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
Longitudinal Wave / A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
Transverse Wave

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Reflection Refraction Diffraction Interference Resonance Pitch

Perception of the frequency of a sound.
Pitch / The bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening.
Diffraction / The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object’s natural frequency.
Resonance / The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
Refraction / The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
Reflection / The interaction between waves that meet.
Interference
The interaction between waves that meet.
Interference / The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
Reflection / The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
Refraction / The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object’s natural frequency.
Resonance / The bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening.
Diffraction / Perception of the frequency of a sound.
Pitch
The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object’s natural frequency.
Resonance / Perception of the frequency of a sound.
Pitch / The bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening.
Diffraction / The interaction between waves that meet.
Interference / The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
Reflection / The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
Refraction
The bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening.
Diffraction / The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object’s natural frequency.
Resonance / The interaction between waves that meet.
Interference / Perception of the frequency of a sound.
Pitch / The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
Refraction / The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
Reflection
The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
Reflection / The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
Refraction / Perception of the frequency of a sound.
Pitch / The interaction between waves that meet.
Interference / The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object’s natural frequency.
Resonance / The bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through and opening.
Diffraction

Voltage Resistance Series Parallel ConductorInsulator

A material through which charges cannot easily flow.
Insulator / An electric circuit with multiple paths.
Parallel / A material through which charges can easily flow.
Conductor / The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.
Voltage / The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material.
Resistance / An electric circuit with a single path.
Series
An electric circuit with a single path.
Series / The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material.
Resistance / The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.
Voltage / A material through which charges can easily flow.
Conductor / An electric circuit with multiple paths.
Parallel / A material through which charges cannot easily flow.
Insulator
The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.
Voltage / A material through which charges cannot easily flow.
Insulator / A material through which charges can easily flow.
Conductor / An electric circuit with a single path.
Series / The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material.
Resistance / An electric circuit with multiple paths.
Parallel
An electric circuit with multiple paths.
Parallel / A material through which charges can easily flow.
Conductor / The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material.
Resistance / The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.
Voltage / A material through which charges cannot easily flow.
Insulator / An electric circuit with a single path.
Series
The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material.
Resistance / The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit
Voltage / A material through which charges cannot easily flow.
Insulator / A material through which charges can easily flow.
Conductor / A negatively charge particle, the carrier of electricity within solids.
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Electron / An electric circuit with multiple paths.
Parallel

Electricity Electron Electric Current Electric Charge Battery Friction

A device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
Battery / The physical property responsible for electric force.
Electric Charge / The continuous flow of charge, usually from the movement of negatively charged particles.
Electric Current / A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons).
Electricity / The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over or through another material.
Friction / A negatively charge particle, the carrier of electricity within solids.
Electron
A negatively charge particle, the carrier of electricity within solids.
Electron / The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over or through another material.
Friction / A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons).
Electricity / The physical property responsible for electric force.
Electric Charge / The continuous flow of charge, usually from the movement of negatively charged particles.
Electric Current / A device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
Battery
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over or through another material.
Friction / A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons).
Electricity / A negatively charge particle, the carrier of electricity within solids.
Electron / The continuous flow of charge, usually from the movement of negatively charged particles.
Electric Current / A device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
Battery / The physical property responsible for electric force.
Electric Charge
A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons).
Electricity / A negatively charge particle, the carrier of electricity within solids.
Electron / The continuous flow of charge, usually from the movement of negatively charged particles.
Electric Current / A device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
Battery / The physical property responsible for electric force.
Electric Charge / The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over or through another material.
Friction
The continuous flow of charge, usually from the movement of negatively charged particles.
Electric Current / A device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
Battery / The physical property responsible for electric force.
Electric Charge / The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over or through another material.
Friction / A negatively charge particle, the carrier of electricity within solids.
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Electron / A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons).
Electricity