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waves
the study of waves and their properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wave | a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. |
| mechanical wave | a wave that travels only through matter. |
| medium | a material in which a wave travels. |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction. |
| longitudinal wave | where the particles in the medium are closest together are compressions. |
| sound wave | a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter. |
| the distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is wavelength | |
| frequency of a wave is the number of times the pattern repeats in a given time | |
| the perception of how high or low a sound seems |