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Science Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wave | A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space |
| Medium | A solid, liquid, gas, or combination of matter that waves travel through |
| Transverse Waves | Matter in the medium "MOVE BACK AND FORTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION THAT THE WAVE TRAVELS" |
| Compressional Waves | Matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels. |
| Name 5 types of waves | Transverse Waves Compressional Waves Sound Waves Water Waves Seismic Waves |
| Crests | Highest point above the baseline |
| Troughs | Lowest point below the baseline |
| Rarefaction | The less dense region of a compressional wave |
| Wavelength | Distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it |