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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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transverse wave- a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the wave is traveling
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amplitude- the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
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wavelength- the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
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frequency- the number of waves produced in a given amount of time
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wave speed- the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
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refraction- the bending of a wave as the wave passes between 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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interference- the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave
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standing wave- a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing skill
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resonance a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
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