TYPES OF WAVES

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What are waves?

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Waves are disturbances that transfer energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

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Can waves travel through matter?

Back

True

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What is a longitudinal wave?

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A wave in which the disturbance moves parallel to the direction of the wave.

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What is a transverse wave?

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A wave in which the disturbance moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Front

What is a compression in a longitudinal wave?

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A region where particles are close together.

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What is a rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?

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A region where particles are far apart.

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What is the crest of a wave?

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The highest point of a transverse wave.

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What is the trough of a wave?

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The lowest point of a transverse wave.

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How does a transverse wave move?

Back

Up and down.

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How does a longitudinal wave move?

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Back and forth.