Waves Vocab Flashcard

Front

A substance through which waves travel

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Medium

Front

Disturbances that transfer energy from one place to another.

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Waves

Front

Part of a medium with closely packed particles

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Compression

Front

High point of a wave

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Crest

Front

Wave where medium particles move back and forth in wave direction.

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Longitudinal wave

Front

Part of the medium with particles far apart

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Rarefaction

Front

Wave where medium particles move up and down perpendicular to wave direction.

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Transverse wave

Front

Lowest point of a wave

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Trough

Front

Height of a wave

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Amplitude

Front

Number of complete waves passing a point in a given time

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Frequency