What is a wave?
Waves

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A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
2.
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What are the two main types of waves?
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Transverse waves and longitudinal waves.
3.
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What is a transverse wave?
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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel.
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What is a longitudinal wave?
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A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's travel.
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What is amplitude?
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The maximum distance that the particles of a wave move from their rest position.
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What is wavelength?
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The distance between two consecutive points that are in phase on a wave, such as crest to crest or trough to trough.
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What is frequency?
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The number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time, usually measured in Hertz (Hz).
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