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is a rhythmic disturbance that carries energy through matter and space.; carries energy from one place to another. Waves are a form of energy.

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wave

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distance of a “repeating unit”, also called a cycle; measures how long a wave is

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wavelength

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measures DISPLACEMENT (height of a wave) size of the disturbance; distance between “rest & crest” or “rest & trough”

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Amplitude

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4
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Vibration is circular

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Surface wave

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Vibration is in the same direction

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Longitudinal wave

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Vibration is perpendicular to the direction of the motion of the wave, the vibration is at 90 degrees to the wave pulse

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Transverse wave

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7
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wave that we make.

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Mechanical wave

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the wave move from a electrical.

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Electromagnetic wave

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9
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bottom or the lowest of any point

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Trough

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peak” or top of a wave

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Crest

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how fast the wave travels (velocity); measured by multiplying the wavelength by the wave frequency

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Speed

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12
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How often the number of wavelengths that pass any point per second
number of wavelength

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Frequency

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matter such as solid, liquid, or gas and is what a wave is carried by

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Medium

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