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Sci8 Wk11 Vocabulary
Science Georgia 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wave | a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another: can be single cycle or it can be repeating pattern. |
| Mechanical Wave | a wave requires a medium through which to travel. |
| Transverse Wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction of wave is traveling. |
| Longitudinal Wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion |
| Crest | highest point of a transverse wave. |
| Trough | the lowest point on a transverse wave. |
| Wave speed | the speed at which a wave travels |
| Frequency | the number of cycles, such as waves, in a given amount of time or the number of waves produced in a given amount of time |
| Medium | a physical environment in which phenomena occur; for waves, the material though which a wave can travel. |
| Wavelength | the distance from any point on a wave to the corresponding point on the adjacent wave |