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| a disturbance that carries energy without carrying matter |
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| they need matter to transfer energy |
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| the wave energy causes matter to move up and down or back and forth at right angles to the direction of travel. |
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| matter moves forward and backward in the same direction as the wave |
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| they travel through space where there isn't any matter |
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| how high a wave is above the normal level or rest position |
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| the distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next crest; or the distance from one compression to the next compression |
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| the number of wavelengths that pass a given point in 1 second (hertz) |
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| when a wave strikes an object and bounces off |
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| the bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to another |
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| the bending of waves around a barrier |
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| when two waves combine to form a new wave |
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