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Waves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conduction | the transfer of heat from a warmer object to a cooler object through direct contact |
| convection | The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid |
| convection current | a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid |
| radiation | the transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays |
| transverse wave | waves that oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the motion |
| crest | the high point of a wave |
| trough | the low point of a wave |
| amplitude | one half the distance between a waves high point and low point |
| wavelength | measured from a point on one wave to the same point on the next wave |
| frequency | the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given unit of time |