Topic 2 Vocabulary

1. a message with information.
2. light rays bend
3. "to take in"
8. send information in a continuous stream.
11. show up
13. a group of parts that work together as a whole.
14. part of a device that sends out radio signals.
15. wave that is made when a line of matter is disturbed.
16. cause by a disturbance at a single point
19. includes all the possibilities between two end points.
21. the amount of time it takes for a wave to complete one back-and-forth motion.
23. wave that moves perpendicular to the direction of the particles.
24. wave one that moves in the same direction as the particles.

1. when more than one wave moves through a medium, they can meet. When this happens, the waves add together as they travel through each other.
3. part of a device that takes in the radio waves.
4. use clear-cut values such as numbers.
5. top point
6. distance between similar points on a wave.
7. "to relocate"
9. greatest height of a wave from its resting position
10. bottom point
12. bounce off a surface
17. converts the radio waves into a usable message.
18. a line of energy that continues in one direction until it hits an object.
20. a disturbance that carries energy and travels in a repeating pattern.
22. number of wave repetitions in a certain amount of time.