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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| waves | is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter |
| mechanical wave | is a wave that travels only through matter |
| medium | a material in which a wave travels is called a medium |
| transverse wave | is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels |
| longitudinal wave | causes the particles in a medium to move parallel to the direction that the wave travels |
| sound wave | is a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter. |
| amplitude | maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position |
| wavelength | longitudinal waves that are measured from one refraction to the next refraction |
| frequency | frequency of a wave is the number of times the pattern repeats in a given time |
| pitch | the perception of low or high a sound seems is a pitch |