Identify the characteristics of electromagnetic and mechanical waves
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Wave | a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
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Medium | a physical environment in which phenomena occur
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Mechanical Wave | a wave that needs a medium in which to travel
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Transverse Wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave us traveling
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Longitudinal Wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion
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Compression | part of the longitudinal wave in which the particles bunch up closer together
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Rarefraction | part of the longitudinal wave in which the particles expand and move apart
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Electromagnetic Wave | a wave that consist of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate at right angles to each other
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