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16 Cards in this Set
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Amplitude |
A measure of the energy carried by a wave |
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Compressional wave |
A wave for which the matter in the medium moves back and forth along the direction that the wave travels |
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Crest |
The highest point on a transverse wave |
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Diffraction |
The bending of waves around an obstacle |
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Frequency |
The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed Point each second |
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Interference |
Occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave |
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Medium |
The matter in which a wave travels through |
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Period |
The amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point |
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Rarefaction |
The least dense regions of a compressional wave |
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Refraction |
The bending of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another |
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Resonance |
The process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy and its natural frequencies |
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Standing wave |
A wave pattern that forms when waves of equal wavelength and amplitude, but traveling in opposite directions, continually interfere with each other |
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Transverse wave |
Wave for which the matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels |
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Trough |
The lowest points on a transverse wave |
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Wave |
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space |
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Wavelength |
The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it |
