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Wave properties
Topic one lesson one waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wave | A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place |
| Mechanical wave | A wave that a medium through just to travel |
| Medium | The material through in which a wave travels |
| Electromagnetic radiation | The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves. |
| Traverse wave | A wave that moves the medium at a right angle to the direction on which it travels |
| Amplitude | The height of a traverse wave from the center to the crest or though |
| Longitudinal wave | A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels |
| Wave length | The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave such as the distance between two crests |
| Frequency | The number of of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time. |
| Crest | High point of an wave |
| Trough | The low point of a wave |
| Node | A point where the wave crosses the resting line |