SOLUTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY
wave
a disturbance that carries energy from one place to another
medium
the matter that a wave moves through (DOES NOT MOVE THE MATTER!)
mechanical
waves that must have a medium (example-sound)
nonmechanical
waves that do not need a medium (example-light)
transverse waves
Waves in which the medium moves at right angles to the wave direction
crest
the highest point of the wave
trough
trough: the lowest point of the wave
Compression (longitudinal)