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Waves,Sound,Light
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wave | A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space |
| Medium | The matter that waves travel through |
| Transverse Wave | Matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels |
| Wavelength | The length of a wave |
| Trough | Low point of a wave |
| Crest | High point of a wave |
| Rarefraction | Less dense region of the wave |
| Compressional Wave | Matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels |
| Frequency | The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second |
| Period | The amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point |
| Amplitude | The height of a wave |