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12 Cards in this Set
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Mechanical Waves
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A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another.
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Medium
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Material through which a wave travels.
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Crest
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The highest point of the wave above the rest position.
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Trough
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The lowest point below the rest positon.
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Transverse Wave
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A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.
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Compression
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An area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together.
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Rarefaction
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An area where the particles in a medium are spread out.
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Longitudinal Waves
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A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
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Surface Wave
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A wave that travels along a surface separating two media.
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Periodic Motion
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Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals.
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Period
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The time required for one cycle, a complete motion that returns to its starting point.
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Frequency
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Number of complete cycles in a given time.
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