Properties of waves vocabulary

A disturbance in matter that transfers energy through matter or space

• hertz

• wave

• crest

• trough

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Material through which a mechanical wave moves

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Medium

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Highest point on a wave

• trough

• medium

• crest

• opaque

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Lowest point on a wave

• trough

• crest

• frequency

• transverse wave

Distance from a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.

• wavelength

• frequency

• wave

• medium

Number of waves that pass a point in one second; measured in hertz

• Amplitude

• Medium

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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Wave that transmits energy through a medium

• Transverse Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Wave

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Mechanical wave that causes perpendicular motion of the medium through which it travels (in relation to the wave)

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Wave

Mechanical wave that causes parallel motion of the medium through which it travels (in relation to the wave)

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Wave

• Mechanical Wave

Wave that does not require a medium through which to travel (visible light, uv, x-rays, etc.)

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical Wave

• Electromagnetic Wave

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