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Waves
The study of waves and their porperties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wave | A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. |
| mechanical wave | A mechanical wave is a wave that travels only through matter. mechanical wave can travel through solids, liquids, andgases, but not through a vacuum. |
| medium | Transverse Waves Two types of mechanical wave are transverse waves and longitudinal waves. |
| transverse wave | A Transverse Waves is a wave which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction |
| longitudinal wave | |
| sound wave |