Waves and Their Properties

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Disturbances that transfer energy from place to place

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Waves

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The material through which a wave travels; can be solids, liquids, or gases

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Medium

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Waves that require a medium to travel

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Mechanical waves

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Waves that can travel through empty space

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Electromagnetic waves

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Three examples of waves

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Sound, light, water

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A type of wave that moves the medium at a right angle to the direction in which the wave travels

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Transverse wave

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A type of wave that displaces the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave travels

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Longitudinal wave

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A combination of transverse and longitudinal waves

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Surface waves

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The highest part of a transverse wave

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Crest

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The lowest part of a transverse wave

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Trough