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13 Cards in this Set
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wave
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A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
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medium
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the material through which a wave travels
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mechanical wave
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a wave that requires a medium through which to travel
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electromagnetic wave
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transverse waves that transfer electrical and magnetic energy
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vibration
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A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
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transverse wave
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a wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
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longitudinal wave
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A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
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compression
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the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
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rarefaction
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The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart
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amplitude
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the maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through the medium
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wavelength
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the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
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frequency
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the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
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hertz
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the unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second
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