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10 Cards in this Set
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Energy
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The ability to do work.
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Wave
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A disturbance that travels energy from place to place.
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Medium
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Any object a wave can travel through.
Wave does not carry the medium. |
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Mechanical Waves
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Require a medium to travel through
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Vibration
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How waves are created.
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Rope
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Can be used as a medium. Makes a transverse wave. Highest part= crest. Lowest part= trough.
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Surface Waves
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A combination of longitudinal waves and transverse waves.
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Spring Toy
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Can be used as a medium. Makes a longitudinal wave. Close together= compression. Far apart= rarefaction.
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Transverse Waves
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Meaning "across", this wave can be formed with a rope.
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Longitudinal Waves
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This type of wave can be made with a spring toy.
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