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| highest point or peak of a wave |
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| lowest point or valley of a wave |
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| distance a medium travels above or below its position at rest |
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| distance from one wave crest or trough to the next |
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| number of wavelengths passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time |
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| disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another |
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| any substance a wave can travel through |
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| waves that transfer energy through matter |
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| direction of wave is perpendicular (right angle) to direction of disturbance |
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| wave travels in same direction as disturbance |
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| bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier |
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| bending of a wave as it enters a medium at an angle other than 90 degrees. |
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| waves pass through an opeing they spread out |
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| meeting and combining of waves |
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