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Waves
The study of waves and their proprieties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Waves | 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. |
| sound wave | |
| longitudinal wave | Where the particles I the medium are closest together are compressions. |