the height of the wave

Do not need a medium, therefore travel fastest through a vacuum,and slowest through solids.

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

how fast the wave travels

the number of waves that pass a given point in one second.

the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point.

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

The amount of compression in the wave

The amount of energy carried by a wave

lowest points of a transverse wave

where particles are pushed together in a longitudinal wave

where particles are spread apart in a longitudinal wave

highest points of a transverse wave

( aka compressional waves) matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling.

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

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

waves that can only travel through a medium

waves capable of transferring energy through a vacuum.