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SaL 1.1
What are Waves?
Term | Definition |
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floats | When an object moves or rests on the surface of a liquid without sinking. |
properties | The characteristic qualities or features of an object. |
interaction | The combined action or effect that things have on each other. |
wave | A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place. |
energy | The ability to do work or cause change. |
medium | The material through which a wave travels. |
mechanical wave | A wave that requires a medium through which to travel. |
vibration | A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion. |
transverse wave | A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels. |
crest | The highest part of a transverse wave. |
trough | The lowest part of a transverse wave. |
longitudinal wave | A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels. |
compression | The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together. |
rarefaction | The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart. |