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Waves Part 1

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  • Which type of wave has a side-to-side motion?
    longitudinal wave
  • Define "trough"
    The lowest point of a wave
  • Define wavelength
    The length between corresponding parts of a wave
  • Define "crest"
    The highest point of a wave
  • Define frequency
    The number of waves that paces a given point in 1 second
  • Which type of wave has an up and down motion?
    transverse wave
  • Define amplitude
    The height of a wave from resting point to crest or trough.
  • Name 3 ways to measure wavelength
    origin to origin, crest to crest, trough to trough
  • Name 3 properties of a wave.
    wavelength, amplitude, frequency
  • What moves through a wave?
    energy
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