Waves Vocabulary and Diagram Labels

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Waves Vocabulary and Diagram Labels: A 3-column grid of dashed rectangular cards with scissors icons; each card has a bold heading (e.g. CREST, TROUGH, AMPLITUDE, WAVELENGTH (λ), PERIOD (T), FREQUENCY (f), WAVE SPEED (v), REST POSITION (EQUILIBRIUM), DISPLACEMENT, TRANSVERSE WAVE, LONGITUDINAL WAVE, COMPRESSION, RAREFACTION, ENERGY TRANSFER, MEDIUM). Each card includes a small coloured diagram (simple wave shapes, stopwatch, arrows, springs for compression/rarefaction), a one-sentence definitio...

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This resource is a set of labelled vocabulary cards and diagram cues for teaching basic wave terminology and simple notation (λ, f, T, v = fλ). Each card contains a small labelled diagram and a concise definition, arranged on an A4 sheet with dashed cut lines so you can cut them into independent cards or matching tiles.

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