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Parts of a wave.
A)
Crest
B)
Wavelength
C)
Amplitude
D)
Trough
E)
Equilibrium
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The absence of a disturbance.
Equilibrium
This refers to the maximum amount of a displacement on the medium from its rest position.
Amplitude
The maximum amount of positive or upward displacement from the rest position.
Crest
Distance from crest to crest and tough to trough.
Wavelength
The maximum amount of negative or downward displacement on the medium from its rest position.
Trough
Described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to one another location.
Wave
An alteration or displacement of a region of a medium from its equilibrium state.
Disturbance
A single disturbance moving through a medium from one location to another.
Pulse
Refers to how often the particles of the medium vibrate when a wave passes through the medium.
Frequency
The time for a particle on a medium to make one complete vibrational cycle.
Period
A complete vibration. The complete event starting with a rise from zero energy to a maximum amplitude.
Cycle
A category of wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction PERPENDICULAR to the direction that the wave moves.
Transverse wave
A wave in which particles of the medium move in a direction PARALLEL to the direction that the wave moves.
Longitudinal wave
Wave by movement.
Transverse wave
A wave that is capable of transmitting its energy through a vacuum of outer space.
Electromagnetic wave
A wave that needs a medium.
Mechanical wave
A wave that is not capable of transmitting its energy through a vacuum.
Mechanical wave
Left to right.
A)
Gamma rays
B)
X-rays
C)
Ultraviolet
D)
Visible light
E)
Infrared
F)
Microwaves
G)
Radio waves
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