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talking about the different types of waves

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Waves   Disturbence that moves through matter and space andcarries energy  
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Transverse Waves   mechanical waves that cause particals in matter to move at right angles to the direction the wave travels.  
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Compresional Wave   mechanical wave that causes particles to in matter to move back and forth along the direction the wave travels.  
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Wave Length   distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction.  
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Frequency   number of wave lengths that pass a given point in one second, measured in hertz.  
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Law of Refraction   states that the anglethe incomingwave makes with the normal to the reflecting surface equals the anglethe reflected wave makes with the surface.  
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