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Vocabulary/Waves

Miss.Parney

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Waves Rhythmic disturbance waves transfer NEVER matter.
Mechanical Canno't travel through space.
Electromagnetic Can travel through space
Transverse Matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave.
Crest The very top of a wave
Wavelength The length of a wave
Trough The bottom of the wave
Amplitude The middle of the wave
Compression Matter moves in the same direction as energy
Rarefaction The far apart of one wave
Longitudina Matter moves in the same direction as energry
reflected throw back without absorbing it
absorbed intensely engaged; engrossed.
transmitted cause (something) to pass on from one place or person to another.
opaque not able to be seen through; not transparent.
translucent allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
transparent allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
baseline a starting point
transmit To send (a signal), as by wire or radio
absorb To take up or occupy
Nuclear reactions a process in which the structure and energy content of an atomic nucleus are changed by interaction with another nucleus or particle
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