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Durant SC 5.1

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Wave   Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another  
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Medium   Is the material through which a wave travels  
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Longitudinal Wave   Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the waves travel or parallel to the wave  
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Transverse Wave   Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the waves travels  
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Mechanical Wave   Waves that require a medium  
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Electromagnetic Wave   Are a disturbance in electric and magnetic fields  
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Amplitude   Is a measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal resting place  
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Wavelength   The distance over which the wave shape repeats  
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Wave Period   Is the time required for one cycle  
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Frequency   Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time most commonly  
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Hertz   Unit of measure for frequency  
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Wavefronts   The peaks can be drawn as shapes such as circles or spheres  
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Wave Speed   The speed at which a wave travels, depends on the properties of the medium  
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