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Vocabulary list

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Term
Definition
Mechanical wave   show
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Electromagnetic wave   show
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show a traveling disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place  
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show the material through which a wave travels  
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Trough   show
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show Highest point of transverse wave  
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show The distance between two identical points on the wave; like crest to crest or trough to trough.  
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Compression   show
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Rarefaction   show
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vibration   show
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show 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   show
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transverse wave   show
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longitudinal wave.   show
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show 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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show the direction the medium travels with a longitudinal wave.  
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right angles   show
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show the unit for the frequency of the wave  
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show time required for a complete wave to pass through a point.  
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