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Waves vocab

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What is the height of a wave called?

Amplitude

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What does a wave move through?

A medium (matter)

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What is the highest point of a wave?

Crest

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What is the lowest point of a wave?

Trough

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The time it takes for one wave to pass through a point is....

Period

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The distance between two points on a wave is the.....

Wavelength

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As the speed of a wave increases, the _______________ increases.

Frequency

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What do waves transfer?

Energy

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Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Mechanical

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Which type of wave does not require a medium to travel through?

Electromagnetic wave

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What is one example of an electromagnetic wave?

Radio waves, light waves, microwaves

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Which type of wave is shown in the image?

Transverse

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What type of wave is shown in the image?

Longitudinal

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What is labeled in the image?

Amplitude

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What is labeled in the image?

Crest

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What is labeled in the image?

Trough

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