Wave Definitions

2. A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring any matter.
7. Where the particles are closest together in a longitudinal wave.
10. A wave with vibrations that are parallel to the direction in which the wave is traveling.
12. A wave with vibrations that are perpendicular to the direction in which the wave is traveling.
13. The distance from the maximum disturbance to the undisturbed position, determined by the height of a crest or the depth of a trough.

1. When two lines are at right angles (90 degrees) to each other.
3. How often the wave repeats, or how many complete cycles occur per second.
4. The distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave, for example from peak to peak or from trough to trough.
5. When two lines are in the same direction as each other.
6. The time taken for one full wave to pass.
8. The highest point on a transverse wave.
9. Where the particles are furthest apart in a longitudinal wave.
11. The lowest point on a transverse wave.