Memory Waves BreakoutVersión en línea Review waves vocabulary por Kimberly Scott a form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space and travels in a transverse wave A cornea clear tissue that covers the front of the eye and refracts light the lens E wave transverse wave vibration a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion N optic nerve a repeated back and forth or up and down motion R the light sensitive inner surface on the back of the eye, containing light sensitive cells E longitudinal wave mechanical wave medium waves that require a medium through which to travel S material through which a wave travels R wave in which the vibration is at right angles to the direction in which the wave is traveling V the nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain for interpretation S repeated disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place T electromagnetic wave retina