S8P4 Vocabulary Page

4. height of a wave from its midpoint to its crest.
6. The most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation.
8. Electromagnetic waves used in microwave ovens, with wavelengths shorter than radio waves.
9. electromagnetic waves used in medical imaging.
10. Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies.
12. A wave where the vibrations are perpendicular to the direction of wave travel (like a water wave).
13. Electromagnetic waves that can cause sunburn.
14. substance through which a wave travels.
15. many waves pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
16. Electromagnetic waves that we feel as heat.

1. distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave.
2. highest point of a wave.
3. The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see.
5. A wave where the vibrations are parallel to the direction of wave travel (like a sound wave).
7. The range of all electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
11. lowest point of a wave.