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Sci Ch 8 Sec 1 WAVES
Term | Definition |
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waves | rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter |
mechanical waves | type of waves that use matter to transfer energy |
transverse waves | this waves energy causes the matter in the medium to move up and down or back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels |
compressional waves | the matter in this type of wave moves forward and backward along the same direction that the wave travels |
medium | the matter through which a wave travels |
electromagnetic waves | waves that can travel through space where there is no matter |
crest | high point of a transverse wave |
trough | low point of a transverse wave |