Waves

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Which part of a transverse wave is similar to a compression in a longitudinal wave?

__ is the distance from any point on a wave to the identical point on the next wave.

A wave's amplitude is

A material that is disturbed by a wave is called a _.

Picture a tub filled with water and a toy boat floating on the water. You plunge your fist into the water, next to the toy boat. What will happen to the boat?

A part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are pushed closer together is called a _.

A part of the longitudinal wave where the particles spread out is called _.

The top of a wave is called the _.