| A | B |
| transverse wave | waves that moves up and down and perpendicular (or 90 deg) in a medium |
| medium | material that a wave travels through |
| crest | top of a wave |
| trough | bottom of a wave |
| amplitude | the heigth of a wave from a resting position |
| wavelength | the distance between two of the same points on a wave |
| hertz | unit of measurement for waves |
| frequency | number of complete waves travelled per second |