Wave Properties
 Longitudinal Waves are vibrations back and forth of a medium.  Transverse Waves are vibrations up and down.  | Waves are found in many weird and wonderful places in our universe, from simple water waves at the beach to fluctuations in Electric and Magnetic Fields causing light waves. All waves carry Energy through the vibration of a medium. Waves can be separated into two types. Longitudinal Waves and Transverse Waves.  Every wave has certain properties:
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