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S8P4.a
Identify the characteristics of electromagnetic and mechanical
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 |
Transverse wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly |
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 bunch up closer together |
Rarefraction | Part of the longitudinal wave in which the particles expand and move apart |
Electromagnetic wave | a wave that consists of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate at the right angles to each other |