a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
Wave
a physical enviroment in which phenomena
Medium
a wave in which the particles of the meduim move perpendiculary to the direction the wave is traveling
transverse wave
a wave that particles vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave
longitudinal wave
the great distance that the waves vibrate from the rest direction
amplitude
the distance from any point on a wave that the identical point on the wave
wavelength
the number of waves produced in a given amont of time
frequency
the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
wave speed
the bouncing back of a ray of light
reflection
the bending of a wave
refraction
a change in the direction of the wave
diffraction
the combination of two or more waves
interference
a pattern of vibration
standing wave
a phenonmeon that occurs when two objects vibrate
resonance
