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17.1 Chemistry
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mechanical wave | a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another |
| medium | material through which a wave travels |
| crest | highest point of the wave above the rest position |
| trough | lowest point below the rest position |
| transverse wave | a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels |
| compression | an area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together |
| rarefaction | an area where the particles in a medium are spread out |
| longitudinal wave | a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels |
| surface wave | a wave that travels along a surface separating two media |