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11 Cards in this Set
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what is a longitudinal wave? |
a wave that travel parallel to the direction of vibration |
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what is a traverse wave? |
a wave that travels perpendicular to the direction of vibration |
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what is the amplitude of a wave? |
the distance from a crest/trough to the rest position maximum displacement from equilibrium |
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what is a crest of a wave? |
the highest point |
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what is a trough of a wave |
the lowest point |
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what is a phase in a wave? |
when 2 points have the same position/speed/displacement from equilibrium |
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what is wavelength? |
the shortest distance between any 2 points in a phase |
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what is a period? |
time taken to produce 1 wave |
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what is frequency? |
number of complete waves produced per second f = 1/T |
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what is wave speed? |
distance travelled by a wave per second v = f(lambda) |
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what is the wave front? |
a line on a wave that connects all the crests in a phase |
