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Waves Vocabulary

Basic bout Waves

TermDefinition
Vibration A repeated back-and-forth or up-and- down motion.
Medium The material through which a wave can travel.
Waves A rhythmic disturbance that transfers energy without carrying matter.
Longitudinal waves particles of matter in the medium vibrate by pushing together and moving apart parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
Compression the place on the wave that particles are pushed together.
Rarefaction the place on the wave that particles are further apart.
Transverse Waves Waves in which the particles of matter in the medium vibrate by moving back and forth and are perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
Crest The highest point in a transverse wave.
Trough The lowest point in a transverse wave.
Amplitude A measure of the distance between the resting point and a crest or trough.
Wavelength A measure of the distance from the crest on one wave to the crest on the very next wave. (or trough to trough)
Frequency A measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time.
Speed A measure of the distance a wave travels in an amount of time.
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