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| A type of wave where the material it passes through moves sideways compared to the direction of the wave. |
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A type of wave where the material it is passing through moves in the same direction as the wave.
Sometimes called compressional wave. |
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| The lowest point in a wave between crests. |
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| The maximum height of a wave crest or depth of a trough. |
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| A wave which needs a medium in order to propagate itself. |
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| Transverse wave that can travel through matter or space and are produced by the motion of electrically charged particles; include X rays, ultraviolet waves, and visible light. |
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| In transverse waves, the distance between the tops of two adjacent crests or the bottoms of two adjacent troughs; in compressional waves, the distance from the centers of adjacent rarefactions. |
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| Number of wavelengths that pass a given point in 1 s, measured in hertz (Hz). |
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| Ability of two or more waves to combine and form a new wave when they overlap. |
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| Occurs when a wave strikes an object or surface and bounces off. |
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| Bending of a wave as it moves from one medium into another medium. |
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| Bending of waves around a barrier. |
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