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medium
pulse
traveling wave
matter
energy
energy
matter
does not require medium
(light, microwave, xrays, radio waves)
does require medium
sound, guitar strings, earthquakes, water waves
perpendicular
parallel
– ex: water waves
combination of transverse and longitudinal
twisting wave
one complete oscillation or vibration
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Amplitude
wavelength
period
frequency
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speed
Scalar
wavelength
Scalar
frequency
Scalar