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17 Cards in this Set
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Wave |
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place |
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Energy |
The ability to do work |
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Medium |
The material in which a wave travels through |
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Mechanical wave |
A wave that requires a medium to travel |
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Vibration |
A repeated back and forth or up and down motion |
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Transverse waves |
The squiggly line |
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Crest |
The high point of a transverse wave |
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Trough |
The low point in a transverse wave |
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Longitudinal wave |
The spring thing |
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Compression |
Where the coils are pushed together in a longitudinal wave |
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Rarefaction |
Part on a longitudinal wave where the coils are spread out |
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Amplitude |
Distance from rest position to crest or trough |
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Wavelength |
Distance between crests or troughs |
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Frequency |
The number of complete waves that pass certain point in a specific amount of time |
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Hertz |
What frequency is measured by |
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Formula for speed |
SPEED=Wavelength x Frequency |
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Reflection |
When an object or wave hits a surface and bounces back |
