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waves
the study of waves and there proprieties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wave | 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. |
| Transverse Wave | Is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. |
| Longitudinal | 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 | is a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter. |
| Frequency | The number of times the pattern repeats in a given time. |
| Wavelength | The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is the wavelength. |
| Pitch |