Wave - only carries energy, not matter, Transverse Wave - vibrating material moves the opposite direction of the wave itself, Longitudinal Wave - vibrating material moves in the same direction as the wave itself, Medium - the solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through, Crest - the highest point of a wave, also called the peak, Trough - located at the bottom of a wave, the lowest point, Wavelength - one complete wave cycle, measured from crest to crest or trough to trough, Amplitude - a measurement of how much energy a wave is carrying, measured from resting point to highest or lowest point, Frequency - the number of crests that pass a given point in one second, Hertz - unit used to measure the frequency of waves, Long wavelength - low frequency, low energy, Short wavelength - high frequency, high energy, Compression - region in a longitudinal wave where the waves are close together, Rarefaction - region in a longitudinal wave where the waves are far apart, Electromagnetic - do not require a medium to travel through, examples include radio waves and x-rays, Mechanical - require a medium to travel through, examples include sound and seismic waves,
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Waves Vocabulary
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Waves and wave behavior
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