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  • The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
    compression
  • The highest point of a wave.
    crest
  • A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
    wave
  • What kind of wave is this?
    Transverse
  • A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
    longitudinal
  • What does a wave carry from place to place?
    Energy
  • A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
    Transverse
  • which word belongs in the blanks?
    amplitude
  • Which letter has a greater frequency?
    A
  • The lowest point of a wave.
    trough
  • What is a medium?
    A term used to describe the matter through which energy moves.
  • The substance (solid, liquid, or gas) through which a wave travels.
    medium
  • A type of wave where particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave motion.
    Transverse
  • What is another name for wave height?
    Amplitude
  • A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
    Longitudinal
  • the number of waves per second (measured in what?)
    hertz
  • What is a time period of a wave?
    When a wave completes a crest and a trough
  • If a wave has a high amplitude, it has _______ energy
    high
  • Which image is echolocation??
    A
  • What kind of wave is this?
    Longitudinal
  • Which has the largest wavelength?
    B
  • The repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion
    vibration
  • A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
    transverse
  • Which letter represents a wavelength?
    A
  • The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread apart
    Rarefaction
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