Matter through which a wave travels through; can be solid, liquid, or gas.

An example of this is a light wave

Matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling.

Matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling.

The high point of a transverse wave

The lowest point of a transverse wave

Where particles are pushed together in a longitudinal wave

Where particles are spread apart in the longitudinal wave

In a transverse wave, this is the height of the wave. In a longitudinal wave, this is the amount of compression in the wave.

The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

The amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point (this is measured in seconds.)

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second. (This is measured in Hertz)

How fast the wave travels (measured in m/s)

Must travel through particles, therefore travel fastest through solids, the liquids, then gases, due to the closeness of the particles.

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it.

True or False, all types of waves can be reflected.

The law of reflection states..

The bending of waves caused by a change in it's speed as it moves from one medium through another.

When an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it.

True or false, light waves tend to diffract much better than sound waves because they are much larger.

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When two of more waves combine to form a new wave

When two or more waves add together.

Process where an object is made to vibrate at its natural frequency by absorbing the energy of another object that is vibrating at the same frequency