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Wave Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What causes waves to begin by causing the particles to vibrate through a medium. | Disturbance |
| The type of matter a wave moves through. | Medium |
| A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another. | wave |
| A wave in which the particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels. (up & down) | Transverse |
| The highest point of a wave. | crest |
| The lowest point in a wave | trough |
| A wave in which the particles move back and forth in the same direction the wave travels. | Longitudinal |
| point in the medium through which a wave is traveling that has the highest density (particles are closest together/bunched up) | compression |
| point in the medium through which a wave is traveling that has the lowest density (particles are farthest apart/spread out) | rarefraction |
| The resting point of a wave | equilibrium |
| The measure of how far the particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position. | Amplitude |
| The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave. | wavelength |
| How many cycles of a wave occur in a given amount of time. | Frequency |
| The unit of frequency; equal to one cycle per second. | Hertz (Hz) |
| Wave types | Radio, sound, light, water, shock and micro |
| Mediums of waves | air, water and ground |
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jacob.galas