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| any disturbance that transmits energy |
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| a substance through which a wave can travel - a solid, liquid, or gas |
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| a wave that needs to travel through a medium |
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| a wave that can travel through a vacuum |
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| types of mechanical waves |
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| types of electromagnetic waves |
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| light, x-ray, radio, microwave |
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| a wave who's particles travel perpendicular to the wave |
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| a wave who's particles travel parallel to (in the same direction as) the wave. |
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| the high point of a transverse wave |
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| the low point of a transverse wave |
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| the part of the longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart |
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| the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are pushed together |
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| a wave that forms at the boundary between two media where a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave combine |
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| the distance between two crests of a wave |
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| the number of waves in a certain amount of time |
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| the speed of an individual wave, calculated by multiplying frequency and wavelength |
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| when a wave bounces back after hitting a barrier |
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| when a wave bends as it enters a new medium |
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| when waves bend around a barrier or through an opening |
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| constructive interference |
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| when two the crest of two waves overlap and create a larger wave |
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| when the crest of one wave and the trough of another overlap and flatten out |
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| when a wave is vibrating so fast that it appears to be standing still |
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| when one vibrating object transfers to another object (like an opera singer shattering a glass) |
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