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Sceince Olympid

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crest   highest point of the wave (AKA-Peak)  
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trough   lowest point of wave  
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rest position   the position the wave would be in I there is no disturbances  
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wave length   the distance between two crests or two troughs measured by distance units of the metric system  
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amplitude   the distance between a crest or a trough and rest position measured by distance units of the metric system (1/2 of height)  
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frequency   the number of times a wave length passes a point in one second and is measured in hz  
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period   the time a wave takes to complete a wave length measured in seconds  
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p-waves   primary waves (longitudinal waves). the are the first to arrive and they can travel threw liquids  
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s-waves   secondary waves (shear waves). transverse waves that are second to arrive. cannot travel threw liquids.  
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surface waves   combinations of p and s waves that occur on the surface. they are the slowest waves.  
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rayleigh waves   waves that roll in an ocean like motion.  
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love waves   waves that move side to side or horizontally. causes the most damage.  
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destructive interference   the interference of two waves of equal frequency and facing one another resulting in their cancelation.  
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