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13 Cards in this Set
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Wave
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a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space
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Medium
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a solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through
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Transverse wave
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a wave that moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels
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Compressional wave
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a wave that the matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels
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Rarefaction
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the less-dense region of a compressional wave
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Wavelength
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the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it
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Frequency
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the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second
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Amplitude
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related to the energy carried by a wave; greatness of size; magnitude
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Refraction
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the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium to another
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Diffraction
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occurs when an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it; it differs from refraction because it causes the wave to bend around it instead of through it
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Interference
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when two or more waves overlap to form a new wave
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Standing wave
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a special type of wave pattern that forms when waves equal in wavelength and amplitude, but traveling in opposite directions, continuously interfere with each other
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Resonance
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the ability of an object to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency
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