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| wave | a disturbance that transmits energy though matter or space |
| medium | a substance through which a wave can travel |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the particles of the wave's medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling |
| longitudinal wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave travels |
| amplitude | the maximum distance a wave vibrates from its rest position |
| wavelength | the distance between one point on a wave and the corresponding point on an adjacent wave in a series of waves |
| frequency | the number of waves produced in a given amount of time |
| wave speed | the speed at which a wave travels |
| reflection | the bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier or an object |
| refraction | the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another |
| diffraction | the bending of waves around a barrier or through an opening |
| interference | a wave interaction that occurs when two or more waves overlap |
| standing wave | a wave that forms a stationary pattern in which portions of the wave do not move and other portions move with a large amplitude |
| resonance | what occurs when an object vibrating at or near a resonant frequency of a second object causes the second object to vibrate |
