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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compression | region of longitudinal wave where the particles in medium are closet togheter |
| crest | highest point on a transverse matter |
| electromagnetic wave | can travel through empty space and through matter |
| energy | abiltty to cause change |
| longitudinal wave | makes the particles in medium move parallel to direction of the wave |
| mechanical wave | travels only through matter |
| medium | material in which a mechanical wave travels |
| rarefaction | region of longitudinal wave where the particles are fathest apart |
| transverse wave | disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of the wave |
| trough | lowest point on a transverse wave |
| wave | disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another |
| amplitude | maxuim distance particles in a medium move from their rest position as waves pass through the medium |
| frequency | number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second |
| wavelength | distance from one point on a wave same point on the next wave |