Vocab Quiz - Introduction to waves
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- Q1
a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space.
wave
30s - Q2
The matter that waves travel through
medium
30s - Q3
Waves that can only travel through matter
mechanical waves
30s - Q4
particles in the medium move back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.
Transverse wave
30s - Q5
matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels.
Longitudinal wave
30s