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S8P4.a
identify the characteristics of electromagnetic and mechanical waves
Term | Definition |
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wave | a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium. |
medium | a physical environment in which phenomena occur |
mechanical wave | a wave that needs a medium in which to travel bunch up closer together |
transverse wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction of wave motion. |
longitudinal wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion. |
compression | part of the longitudinal wave where the particles. |
rarefaction | part of the longitudinal wave in which the particles expand and move apart. |
electromagnetic wave | a wave that consist of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate at right angles to each other. |