Waves

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A pattern of disturbance that travels through a substance from one location to another location.

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Wave

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The distance from the wave crest or trough to the equilibrium Level

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Amplitude

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The highest part of a wave.

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Wave Crest

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The lowest part of a wave.

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Wave Trough

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The vertical distance between the wave trough and the wave crest.

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Wave Height

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Distance between two consecutive wave crests or between two consecutive wave troughs.

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Wave Length

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The number of waves passing a fixed point in a specified period of time

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Wave Frequency

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The part of a wave where the particles are more pushed together.

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Compression

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The part of a wave that the particles are pulled apart

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Rarefaction

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What are the small pieces of matter that make up an object?

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Particles

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