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8 Cards in this Set
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Wave
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a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space
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Medium
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matter that waves travel through
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Crests
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alternating high points in transverse wave
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Troughs
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alternating low points in transverse wave
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Rarefraction
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less dense region of a compressional wave
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Wavelength
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the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point to it
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Frequency (of a wave)
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is the number of wavelength that pass a fixed point each wave
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Period (of a wave)
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is the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point
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