a disturbance that transfers energy through a medium or space.

the repeated back‑and‑forth motion of an object around its rest position.

a substance or material through which a wave can travel through

moving disturbance that transfers energy through a material medium, such as air, water, or a solid.

a moving disturbance of electric and magnetic fields that carries energy and can travel through empty space.

the highest point of the wave above its rest position.

the lowest point of the wave below its rest position.

the maximum distance a point on a wave moves away from its rest (equilibrium) position.

the distance between two identical points on a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough

the number of complete wave cycles that pass a point each second, measured in hertz

a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

a wave in which the particles of the medium move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.

a wave that travels along the boundary between two different media, with the particles near the surface moving in a combination of up‑and‑down and back‑and‑forth motion.

the region where particles are pushed close together, creating an area of higher density and pressure.

the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a boundary or surface that it cannot pass through.

the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another because its speed changes.

the spreading out or bending of waves as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle.

the effect that occurs when two or more waves overlap in space and combine to form a new wave pattern.

a wave pattern that appears not to move through the medium because two waves of the same frequency and amplitude travel in opposite directions and interfere, creating fixed nodes and antinodes.

a wave that oscillates with especially large amplitude because its frequency matches the natural frequency of the system.

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Waves

Question	Answer
Wave	a disturbance that transfers energy through a medium or space.
Vibration	the repeated back‑and‑forth motion of an object around its rest position.
medium	a substance or material through which a wave can travel through
mechanical wave	moving disturbance that transfers energy through a material medium, such as air, water, or a solid.
electromagnetic wave	a moving disturbance of electric and magnetic fields that carries energy and can travel through empty space.
crest	the highest point of the wave above its rest position.
trough	the lowest point of the wave below its rest position.
amplitude	the maximum distance a point on a wave moves away from its rest (equilibrium) position.
wavelength	the distance between two identical points on a wave, such as from crest to crest or trough to trough
frequency	the number of complete wave cycles that pass a point each second, measured in hertz
transverse wave	a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
longitudinal wave	a wave in which the particles of the medium move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
surface wave	a wave that travels along the boundary between two different media, with the particles near the surface moving in a combination of up‑and‑down and back‑and‑forth motion.
compression	the region where particles are pushed close together, creating an area of higher density and pressure.
reflection	the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a boundary or surface that it cannot pass through.
refraction	the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another because its speed changes.
diffraction	the spreading out or bending of waves as they pass through an opening or around an obstacle.
interference	the effect that occurs when two or more waves overlap in space and combine to form a new wave pattern.
standing wave	a wave pattern that appears not to move through the medium because two waves of the same frequency and amplitude travel in opposite directions and interfere, creating fixed nodes and antinodes.
resonant wave	a wave that oscillates with especially large amplitude because its frequency matches the natural frequency of the system.

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