14.1 Geo
Terms
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- longitudinal wave
- a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion
- wave
- a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
- light wave
- any electromagnetic wave
- energy
- ability to do work
- transverse wave
- a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling
- surface waves
- water waves
- simple harmonic motion
- when the mass will continue to bounce up and down
- damped harmonic motion
- vibration that fades out as energy is transferred from one object to another
- mechanical wave
- a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
- tsunami
- a huge ocean wave caused by earthquakes
- medium
- a physical environment in which phenomena
- electromagnetic wave
- a wave that consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, which radiate otward at the speed of light