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Waves Vocab
Question | Answer |
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A Periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transformed through a medium. | Wave |
A Physical environment in which phenomena occurs. | Medium |
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling. | Transverse Wave |
A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction to the direction the wave is traveling. | Longitudinal Wave |
The maximum distance that the particles of wave's medium vibrate from their rest position. | Amplitude |
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave. | Wavelength |