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waves
the study of waves and their properties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wave | a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. |
| mechanical wave | a wave that can travel only through matter. |
| medium | a material in which a wave travels. |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. |
| longitudinal wave | a wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels. |
| sound wave | a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter. |
| amplitude | the maximum extent of the repeating quantity from equilibrium. |
| wavelength | the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it. |
| frequency | the number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time. |
| pitch | the perception of how high or low a sound seems is pitch |