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Vocab Quiz 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transformed | the process of changing energy from one form to another |
| Transferred | energy moving from object to object while remaining in the same form. |
| Gravitational Potential Energy | occurs due to an objects position |
| Photosynthesis | Plants transforming light energy from the sun to chemical energy which supplies the plant with food. |
| Transverse Waves | particles move perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. Energy moves forward while particles move up and down. |
| Longitudinal Waves | particles move back and forth along the same direction the wave travels. ENergy moves forward while particles compress and expand. |
| Wavelength | the distance between two "peaks" (the highest points) of a wave |
| Amplitude | the height of a wave, measured from its resting point to its highest peak or lowest trough |
| Crest | the highest point of a wave |
| Trough | the lowest point of a wave |