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Term
Definition
Mechanical wave   waves that require a medium  
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Electromagnetic wave   a wave that travels through empty space  
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wave   a traveling disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place  
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medium   the material through which a wave travels  
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Trough   Lowest point in a transverse wave  
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Crest   Highest point of transverse wave  
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Wavelength   The distance between two identical points on the wave; like crest to crest or trough to trough.  
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Compression   Area that is squeezed together in a longitudinal wave  
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Rarefaction   Part of the longitudinal wave that is spread out  
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vibration   movement that repeats itself from side to side or from top to bottom.  
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amplitude   the maximum distance from the rest position. The higher the higher the wave the higher the amplitude. The lower the wave the lower the amplitude.  
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energy   ability to do work  
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transverse wave   Waves in which particles vibrate in an up-and-down motion  
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longitudinal wave.   the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave moves  
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frequency   number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time. The shorter the frequency the faster the wave travels. The longer the frequency the slower the wave travels.  
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parallel   the direction the medium travels with a longitudinal wave.  
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right angles   the direction the medium travels with a transverse wave.  
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Hertz   the unit for the frequency of the wave  
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Period   time required for a complete wave to pass through a point.  
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