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14 Cards in this Set
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A periodic disturbance in a soilid, liquid, or gas as energy is trasmitted through a medium.
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Wave
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A physical environment in which phenomena occurs
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Medium
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A wave in wcih the particles of the medium move perpendiculary to the direction of wave motion
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Transverse Wave
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A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion
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Longitudal wave
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The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
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Amplitude
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The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
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Wavelength
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The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
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Frequency
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The speed at which a wave travels through a medium
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Wave Speed
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The bouncing back pf a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through
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Reflection
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The bending back of a wave as the wwave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
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Refraction
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A change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle of an edge, such as an opening
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Diffraction
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The combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave
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Interference
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A pattern of vibrations that simulates a wave tat is standing still
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Standing Wave
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A phenomenom that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency; the sound produced by one object causes the other object to vibrate
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Resonance
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