S8P4.a Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Wave | a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium |
Medium | a physical environment in which phenomena occur |
Mechanical Wave | a wave that needs a medium in which to travel |
Transverse Wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave us traveling |
Longitudinal Wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion |
Compression | part of the longitudinal wave in which the particles bunch up closer together |
Rarefraction | part of the longitudinal wave in which the particles expand and move apart |
Electromagnetic Wave | a wave that consist of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate at right angles to each other |
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