waves vocab quiz
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- Q1a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to anotherwave30s
- Q2the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest positionamplitude30s
- Q3a large ocean wave caused by disturbance in or around the seatsunami30s
- Q4the number of cycles, or vibrations per unit of time, also the number of waves produced in a given amount of timefrequency30s
- Q5the particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the waveTransverse waves30s
- Q6the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wavelongitudinal wave30s
- Q7the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close togethercompression30s
- Q8a part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apartrarefaction30s
- Q9waves that require a mediummechanical waves30s
- Q10Material through which a wave travelsmedium30s
- Q11the distance from any point on a wave to the corresponding point on the next wave, crest to crest or trough to trough.wavelength30s
- Q12the speed at which a wave travels through a mediumwave speed30s