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Science Midterm 7th Grade
Seventh Grade Science Vocab
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7th Grade
01/22/2019

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Term
Wave
Definition
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
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Mechanical Waves
Definition
Waves that require a medium through which to travel
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Medium
Definition
Material through which a wave travels
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Wave Pulse
Definition
A single disturbance or pulse that travels through a medium
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Wave Cycle
Definition
One complete motion of the repeating pattern of a wave
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Periodic Wave
Definition
A mechanical wave that moves up and down at the same rate
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Transverse Wave
Definition
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
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Crest
Definition
Highest point of a wave
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Trough
Definition
Lowest Point of a wave
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Longitudinal Wave
Definition
A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travel
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