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wave
The study of waves and their properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Waves | A disturbance that transfer energy from one place to another without transferring matter. |
| Mechanical wave | a wave that only through mattter. |
| Medium | A material in which a ave travels |
| Transverse wave | a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular |
| Amplitude | the maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a wave or vibrating body, measured from its equilibrium (rest) position |
| Longitudinal wave | Causes the particles in a medium to move parallel to the direction that the waves travels. |
| sound wave | a longitudinal wave that can travel only through mattter. |
| Frequency | Number of times the pattern repeats in a given time |
| wavelength | Distance between one point on a wave to the same point to the next wave |
| pitch | How high or low a sound seems |