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Haewon Yim English 6 cards

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1What is a Wave?Waves are oscillations/vibration that transfer energy with no transfer of material
2A longitudinal wavethe particles of the wave medium vibrate parallel to the wave direction
3A transverse wavethe particles of the medium vibrate at right angles to the direction of the waves
4Amplitudethe maximum displacement of the coil from its rest
5Wavelengththe distance between two identical points on consecutive waves
6Frequencythe number of oscillations/vibrations made by a particle in the medium in unit time