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Progressive and stationary waves GapFill

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A wave is a repeating oscillation of particles or a field, which transfers energy or information.
The substance that a wave passes through is called the  mediummaterialaethervacuum.
The  phaseperioddisplacementfrequency of a wave is how many oscillations occur in a given time. The time taken for a single oscillation to occur is called the  frequencyperioddisplacementphase of the wave.
The  wavelengthamplitudephasedisplacement of a wave is the maximum distance from an equilibrium position that the particles (or field) reach.
A single point on a wave, and how far that point is through a single oscillation, can be described in terms of  phasewavelengthperioddisplacement.
A wave in which the direction of oscillation is the same as the direction of propagation of energy due to the wave is called  transverselongitudinalnormalshear, and examples include sound waves and seismic P-waves.
A wave in which the direction of oscillation is at right angles to the direction of energy propagation is called  shearlongitudinalnormaltransverse, and examples include electromagnetic waves and water surface waves. Electromagnetic waves always travel with the same  wavelengthdisplacementamplitudespeed in a particular medium.
Waves which store energy rather than propagate it through space are said to be  progressivevacuumfundamentalstationary waves. On these waves, points with zero amplitude are called  nodesharmonicsresonant pointsantinodes, while points with maximum amplitude are called  resonant pointsantinodesnodesharmonics. These waves are formed by a single wave moving backwards and forwards across a space and undergoing  superpositionformationoscillationstationary with itself.
The number of half-wavelengths on a wave is the wave's  nodeprogressionoscillationharmonic.

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