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Wave |
A repeating disturbance.
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Medium |
Vibrate in order for energy to be transferred.
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Mechanical Waves |
Require a medium to vibrate in order for energy to be transferred.
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Electromagnetic Waves |
One of the waves that are propagated.
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Transverse Waves |
Vibrate bag back and forth and perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
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Longitudinal Waves |
Vibrate together and moving apart parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
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Frequency |
Is a measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time.
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Amplitude |
Is a measure of the distance between a line through the middle of a wave and a ceist through.
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Wavelength |
The distance between successive crests.
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Wave Speed |
Is the speed in which a wave and how far the wave travels.
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Crest |
The highest point of a wave. |
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Trough |
The lowest point of a wave. |
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Rarefaction |
The long springs of a longitude wave. |
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Compression |
Waves coming in opposite directions in which the squish together. |
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Electromagnetic Spectrum |
The longitude of the waves frequency. |
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