What are Waves Vocab

Question 0

energy

Answer 0

the ability to do work or cause change

Question 1

wave

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a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place

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medium

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the material through which a wave travels

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mechanical waves

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a wave that requires a medium through which to travel

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vibration

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a repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion

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transverse wave

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a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels

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crest

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a high point on a transverse wave

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trough

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a low point on a transverse wave

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longitudinal wave

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vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels

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compression

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the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together

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rarefaction

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the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart

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surface waves

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a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves