1. Waves/Brain Pop Vocabulary

2. Mechanical Wave
Wave that needs a medium (liquids, solids or gasses) to move through
Examples are water waves, seismic waves, sound waves, & the movement of a Slinky

3. Medium
Material which the wave travels through

4. Seismic Waves
Waves produced by an earthquake

5. Transverse Waves
Wave in which matter moves at a right angle to the direction of the wave

6. Crest or PEAK The highest point of a transverse wave.
Indicates the amount of energy in a wave.

7. Trough
The lowest point of a transverse wave

8. Amplitude
The distance in a transverse wave between the line of origin (resting position) and each crest or trough

9. Wavelength
The distance between two consecutive crests or two consecutive troughs

10. Frequency
The number of times a certain part of a wave passes a point in one second

11. Longitudinal Waves or Compressional Waves
An energy wave consisting of a series of compressions and rarefactions that moves through a medium in the same direction the wave is traveling.