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| A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another |
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| The distance from the midpoint to the maximum point (crest) or to the minimum point (trough) of a wave. The distance that a wave rises and falls from its normal rest position. |
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| The highest part of a transverse wave |
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| The lowest part of a transverse wave |
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| The position of the medium before a wave passes through |
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| The distance between two identical points on neighboring waves |
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| The ability to cause matter to move or change |
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| The material through which a wave travels |
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| A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion |
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| A wave that requires a medium through which to travel |
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| The moving and shaking of part of Earth's crust |
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| The measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults |
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| A wave in which the vibration is moving in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling |
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| A wave in the vibration is moving in a direction perpendicular as that in which the wave is traveling |
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| A wave that is both electric and magnetic in nature; light wave |
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