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Waves
Question | Answer |
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Mechanical | Waves that need a medium (matter) |
Electromagnetic | Waves that do not need a medium (matter) |
Tranverse | disturbances of matter waves move at a right angle to the direction of energy |
Crest | The point of the wave where the medium is at its maximum |
Wavelength | the distance measured in the direction of a wave |
Amplitude | the greatness of magnitude |
Trough | the point of the wave were it is at its minimum |
Baseline | a starting point of the wave |
Compressional / Longitudinal | Matter moves in the same direction as energy |
compresion | when energy is together |
rareafaction | when energy is seperated |