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20 Cards in this Set
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Wave |
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space. |
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Vibration |
A repeated back-and-forth motion |
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Medium |
A material through which mechanical waves can travel |
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Mechanical wave |
A wave that requires a medium |
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Vacuum |
Empty space |
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Electromagnetic Wave |
A disturbance that can transfer energy through a vacuum or through matter |
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Transverse Wave |
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the path of the wave |
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Crest |
The highest point of a transverse wave. |
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Trough |
The lowest point of a transverse wave |
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Longitudinal Wave |
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the path of the wave. |
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Compression |
A force that squeezes rock;the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles get pushed closer together. |
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Rarefaction |
The bending of waves caused by a change in their speed as they pass from one medium to another.A |
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Amplitude |
The distance from the midpoint of a wave to a crest or a tough |
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Wavelength |
The distance from any point on a wave to the identical point on the next wave. |
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Wave speed |
The distance a wave travels per unit of time |
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Wave |
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space |
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Vibration |
A reapted back-and fourth motion |
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Medium |
A material through which mechanical waves can travel |
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Mechanical wave |
A wave that requires a medium |
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Vaccum |
Empty space |
