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# Wave Properties A wave is a disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space. A medium is something a wave travels through, such as: * Solid * Liquid * Gas **Transverse Waves:** * Particle movement is perpendicular to the energy movement. **Longitudinal Waves:** * P...

# Wave Properties A wave is a disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space. A medium is something a wave travels through, such as: * Solid * Liquid * Gas **Transverse Waves:** * Particle movement is perpendicular to the energy movement. **Longitudinal Waves:** * Particle movement is parallel to the energy movement. **Electromagnetic Waves:** * Can travel through matter or empty space. **Mechanical Waves:** * Can travel through matter only.

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