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15 Cards in this Set
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Wave
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a disturbance that carries energy from one place to another
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Vibration
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A repeted back and forth or up and down motion the source of the wave
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Mechanical Wave
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Waves that require a medium to which travel
medium-gas, liquid, solids ex- longitudinal & transverse |
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Longitudinal Wave
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Moves the particals of the medium parrallel tot he direction that thae waves are traveling; back and forth motion in the same direction
ex- sound waves |
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Transverse Wave
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Waves that move the medium at light angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling
ex-light ex- tieng a door knob and exerting a force on it |
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Crest
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the highest part of a wave
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Trough
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the lowest part of a wave
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Wavelength
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the distance between two corrosponding parts of a wave
transverse wave- crest to crest or trough to trough and longitudinal waves- the distance from one compression to the next |
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Frequency
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the frequency of a wave is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
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Amplitude
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The maximum distance the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from rest positions
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Electromagnetic Wave
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travel through space and do not require a medium
ex- radio waves, infared waves, microwaves, visible light |
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Types of mechanical waves are?
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Transverse Waves, Longitudinal Wave, and Surface Wave
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Transverse Wave
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It moves perpendicular to the direction of vibrations
ex- light electromagnetic and sesmic waves |
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Surface Wave
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Combination of transverse and longitudinal waves
ex- water waves, tsunami *up and down back and forth |
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Medium
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Carries the energy of the wave from one place to another
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