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What is a wave?
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The height of a wave from the origin to the crest or trough is the...
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Medium
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The highest part of a wave is the...
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Medium
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The number of wave cycles that pass a given point per unit of time
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Medium
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The material through which the wave travels is the...
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Medium
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A vibration or back-and-forth motion is the...
Oscillation
Trough
Vacuum
Medium
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The lowest part of the wave is the...
Oscillation
Trough
Vacuum
Medium
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A space completely devoid of matter is a...
Oscillation
Trough
Vacuum
Medium
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The distance between two adjacent crests or troughs of a wave
Oscillation
Trough
Wavelength
Medium
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An increase in density caused by external pressure
Compression
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Waves
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A wave that is moving in the same direction as the displacement of the transmitting medium
Compression
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Waves
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A continuum of all electromagnetic waves arranged according to frequency and wavelength
Compression
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Waves
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Oscillations of electromagnetic fields that carry energy through a medium or through a vacuum
Compression
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Waves
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A wave that propagates as an oscillation of matter and therefore transfers energy through a medium
Compression
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Mechanical Wave
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A wave that is propagated in a direction perpendicular to the displacement of the transmitting field or medium
Compression
Longitudinal Wave
Transverse Wave
Mechanical Wave
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The less dense, more spread out regions of longitudinal waves
Rarefaction
Longitudinal Wave
Transverse Wave
Mechanical Wave