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Chapter 1 Waves
Section 1
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7th Grade
02/05/2013

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Term
Wave
Definition
any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space
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medium
Definition
a substance through which a wave can travel
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transverse wave
Definition
waves in which the particles vibrate with an up and down motion
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crest
Definition
top of a transverse wave
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trough
Definition
bottom of a transverse wave
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longitudinal wave
Definition
the particles of a medium vibrate back and forth along the path the wave travels
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compression
Definition
a section of the longitudinal wave were particles crowd together
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rarefaction
Definition
a section of a longitudinal wave where particles are less crowded
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