A crest and in longitudinal wave
compression
The speed of a wave weather 4 m wavelength and a 5 Hz frequency
20 m/s
And example of a mechanical wave
sound
Multiplying the wavelength and frequency of a wave
Speed
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Zero
Material that carries mechanical waves
Medium
The bottom of a wave
trough
Part of a longitudinal wave where that particles of the medium are few and far between
Rarefaction
Type of wave that is a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves
Surface
The speed of all electromagnetic waves
3.0 x10^8 m/s
The reciprocal of the frequency
period
An example of an electromagnetic wave
light
Type of way for the particles of the medium move parallel to the wave of motion
Longitudinal
Type of wave that requires a medium
mechanical
Waves transfer this from place to place
Energy
The maximum displacement of a wave
amplitude
The frequency of a wave with a two second period
1/2 Hz
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Fire
Bending waves around barriers
Diffraction
Type of wave where the particles of the medium move at right angles to the wave
Transverse
Bending waves that pass through different mediums
Refraction
Number of waves per second
frequency
Bouncing a wave off of a surface
reflection
This is not needed for electromagnetic waves
Medium
Top of a wave
crest
Unit for Wave Frequency
Hertz (Hz)
Type of wave that does not require a medium
electromagnetic
Type of wave interference when a trough and a crest meet
Destructive
Type of wave interference were two crests meet
Constructive
Distance from crest to crest
wavelength