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Wave traveling disturbance that travels from one place to another
vibration Movement thagtg follows the same path over and over again
medium Material through which a mechanical wave travels through
mechanical wave Wave that disturbs a medium
electromagnetic wave Wave that consists of electromagnetic fields
crest high point in a wave
trough low point in a wave
Amplitude is the maximum distance a wave’s particles move from their rest (middle) position.
wavelength is the distance between two identical points on a wave that repeat.
frequency is how many waves pass a point each second.
transverse wave is a wave where the particles of the medium move at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction the wave travels.
Longitudinal wave is a wave in which the particles of the medium move back and forth (parallel) to the direction the wave travels.
Surface wave is a wave that travels along the boundary (surface) between two different media, such as water and air.
compression a compression is the region where the particles of the medium are closer together than normal.
reflection is when a wave bounces off a surface instead of passing through it.
refraction is the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another (or when the speed of the wave changes within a medium).
diffraction is the spreading out of waves as they pass through a narrow opening or around an obstacle.
interference is what happens when two or more waves meet in the same place at the same time and combine.
standing wave is a wave that looks like it is not moving along the medium, even though the wave energy is still moving.
resonant frequency is the natural frequency at which an object or system vibrates most easily and with the largest amplitude.
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