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Characteristics Of Waves

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CHARACTERISTICS OF WAVES

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MECHANICAL WAVES

A disturbance in matter that transfers energy from place to place.
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MEDIUM

The energy of a mechanical wave can travel only through matter.
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TYPES OF MECHANICAL WAVES

  • Transverse Waves
  • Longitudinal Wave
  • Surface Waves
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TRANSVERSE WAVES

  • A wave in which the medium vibrates at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.
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LONGITUDE WAVES

  • A wave in which the medium vibrates in the same direction that the wave travels.
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SURFACE WAVES

  • A wave that travels along the surface of a medium.

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