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: [[Wave]]s can transmit [[energy]] and information from one place to another.
: [[Wave]]s travel through a [[medium]] that allows the [[vibration]].
When a [[wave]] meets a boundary between two [[material]]s it can be:
*[[Absorb (Physics)|Absorbed]] - The [[wave]] disappears and the new material gains [[energy]] from the [[wave]].
*[[Reflection|Reflected]] - The [[wave]] bounces off the new [[material]].
*[[Refraction|Refracted]] - The [[wave]] enters the new [[medium]] changing direction as it does.
: There are two types of [[wave]]; [[Transverse Wave|transverse]] and [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal]].
: In [[Longitudinal Wave|longitudinal waves]] the [[vibration]] is in the same direction as the [[Energy Transfer|energy transfer]].