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The measure of the energy in a wave

A wave where matter moves in the same direction as the wave (parallel motion!)

The highest point in a wave.

When a wave bends as it passes around a barrier.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point in a second.

When two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave.

The matter that a wave travels through

When a wave bends as it moves from one medium to another

The ability of an object to vibrate  by absorbing energy at its natural frequency

When waves continuously interfere with each other

A wave where matter moves at right angles to the direction that the wave moves

The lowest point in a wave

A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space

The distance  between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it