| A | B |
|---|
| wavelength | distance between two similar points on a wave |
| trough | a dip or valley between waves |
| amplitude | height of a wave from peak to trough |
| period | time required to complete one full wave cycle |
| crest | highest point of a wave within a cycle |
| pulse | one of a series of disturbances, recurring at regular intervals |
| frequency | number of waves passing a point in a given time. |
| kinetic | related to or produced by motion |
| wave | disturbance or vibration moving through a medium |
| transverse | perpendicular or at a right angle to |
