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Waves part one

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  • Waves which transfer energy parallel to the direction in which the waves oscillate.
    Longitudinal
  • Areas in longitudinal waves where the particles are further apart than average
    Rarefaction
  • Highest point of Transverse wave
    Crest
  • Seismic S waves are transverse or longitudinal
    Longitudinal
  • kind of waves vibrate our ear drums
    Sound waves
  • Useful way to picturing waves from above
    Wave fronts
  • Waves which transfer energy perpendicular to the direction in which the waves oscillate.
    Transverse
  • Lowest point of the Transverse waves
    Trough
  • A disturbance that carries energy from one place to another
    Wave
  • Light waves are transverse or longitudinal waves
    Transverse
  • Areas in longitudinal waves where the particles are closer together than average
    Compression
  • Seismic p waves are transverse or longitudinal
    Transverse
  • Earthquake waves are called -------------
    Seismic waves
  • Sound waves are transverse or longitudinal waves
    Longitudinal
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