| A | B |
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| wave | is an oscillation that travels from one place to another with a certain velocity |
| amplitude | is the distance a wave oscillates from its resting position. |
| wavelength | the distance from any point on one wave to a corrseponding |
| frequency | is the number of oscillations produced in acertain amount of time |
| wave speed | the distance a wave travels in a given amount of time |
| transverse wave | a wave that is perpendicular to the direction in which the waves travels |
| crest | the highest peak of the wave |
| trough | the lowest point of the wave |
| longitudal wave | is a wave whose oscillation is parallel to the direction in which the wave travels |
| compression | the coils are close together |
| rarefaction | the coils are far apart |
