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Lesson 1 Flashcards

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

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Wave

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Wave

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

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Medium

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A material through which a wave travels

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A material through which a wave travails

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Medium

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Longitudinal wave

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Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the wave

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Partials move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels or parallel to the wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Partials move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels

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Particles move perpendicularly to the direction of the wave.

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Transverse wave

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Medical waves

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Waves that require a

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Disturbances in electric and magnetic fields

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Electromagnetic waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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A disturbance in electric and magnetic fields

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