Unit 3 - Waves BEMS

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Pressure waves that move back and forth in line with energy transfer, such as sound

Transvers waves that are caused by energy switching back and forth between electricity and magnetism.

The number of oscillations or cycles per second. More of this is bluer light, higher pitch.

When a wave goes between to types of matter, and the wave bounces off of the second type. Think echo, mirror...

any repeating pattern where something goes back and forth, like a swing.

Side to side waves, such as light

When a wave goes between to types of matter, and the wave goes into the second matter and leaves the energy as heat. Think sun tanning, sound proofing...

Any oscillation that moves energy from one point to another.