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Mechanical wave
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Waves Vocabulary

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Mechanical wave waves that require a medium
Electromagnetic wave a wave that travels through empty space
wave a traveling disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place
medium the material through which a wave travels
Trough Lowest point in a transverse wave
Crest Highest point of transverse wave
Wavelength The distance between two identical points on the wave; like crest to crest or trough to trough.
Compression Area that is squeezed together in a longitudinal wave
Rarefaction Part of the longitudinal wave that is spread out
vibration movement that repeats itself from side to side or from top to bottom.
amplitude the maximum distance from the rest position. The higher the higher the wave the higher the amplitude. The lower the wave the lower the amplitude.
energy ability to do work
transverse wave Waves in which particles vibrate in an up-and-down motion
longitudinal wave. the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave moves
frequency number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time. The shorter the frequency the faster the wave travels. The longer the frequency the slower the wave travels.
parallel the direction the medium travels with a longitudinal wave.
right angles the direction the medium travels with a transverse wave.
Hertz the unit for the frequency of the wave
Period time required for a complete wave to pass through a point.
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