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Waves
the study if waved and their properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| longitudinal wave | causes a particle in a medium to move |
| sound wave | is a longitudinal wave that can only travel through matter |
| wave | is a disturbance that transfers energy |
| mechanical wave | can travel through solids, liquids, and gassed |
| medium | a material in which a wave travels |
| tranverse wave | a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular |
| Frequency | waves have another property called frequency |
| wavelangth | between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave. |
| pitch | the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it |