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Crest Trough Amplitude Dictionary Definition Examples AND Picture
Vocabulary Matrix - Waves 5.1 Name: ______________________________ Term Dictionary Definition Examples AND Picture Explain in your own words Use correctly in a science related sentence Transverse Waves A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the path of the wave. Crest The highest point of a transverse wave. Trough The lowest point of a transverse wave. Amplitude The max distance that particles move from their resting position in a wave. Wavelength The distance from any point on a wave to the identical point on the next wave. Compression The part of a longitudinal wave in which the particles of the medium are pushed together. Rarefaction The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out.
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Dictionary Definition Examples AND Picture Explain in your own words
Vocabulary Matrix 5.1 Term Dictionary Definition Examples AND Picture Explain in your own words Use correctly in a sentence Electromagnetic Wave A wave that does not require a medium through which to travel, composed of changing electric/magnetic fields that are perpendicular to each other. Compressional Wave (Longitudinal) A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate in the direction parallel with the path of the wave. Mechanical Wave A wave that requires a medium.
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