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Waves
The studeid of Waves and there properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Longitudinal wave | causes a particle in a medium to move |
| Sound wave | Is a longitudinal wave that can only travel through matter |
| Wave | Is a disturbance that transfers energy |
| Mechanical wave | Can travel through solids, liquids, and gassed |
| Medium | A material In Witch a wave travels |
| Tranverse wave | A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular |
| Frequency | Wave have another property called |
| Wavelength | Between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave. |