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10 Cards in this Set
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Wave |
A way of transferring energy from one place to another without matter being transferred |
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Peak |
The highest point of a wave |
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Wavelength |
The distance between two peaks in a wave |
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Amplitude |
The height of a wave as measured from the midline to the peak |
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Medium |
The matter through which energy waves travel |
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Frequency |
The number of wave peaks that pass by a given point every second |
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Pitch |
The highness or lowness of a sound as determined by the wave frequency |
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Transverse |
A wave in which the vibration is side to side or up and down |
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Longitudinal wave |
A wave in which the vibration is forward and backward |
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Visible spectrum |
The wavelength or frequencies of light that can be seen,including all the colors of the rainbow |
