Properties of waves

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What is energy?

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The ability to cause change or do work.

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What is a wave crest?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

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What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

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What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

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What does a wave carry?

Back

Energy from one place to another.

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What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave.

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What is a wave trough?

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The lowest point of a wave.

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What is frequency?

Back

The number of waves that pass a point in one second.

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What is amplitude?

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The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium move from their rest position.

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What is the speed of a wave?

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The distance a wave travels in a given amount of time.