electromagnetic and machanical
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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 is 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 | par of the longitudinal wave in which the particles expand and move apart
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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 consists of electric and magnetic fields that vibrate at right angles to each other
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reflection | the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that does not go through
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refraction | the bending of a wave as the wave passes between the two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
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diffraction | a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening
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transmission | the passing of light of other form of energy through matter
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absorption | in optics, the transfer of light energy to particles of matter
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