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17 Cards in this Set
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Longitudinal
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a wave which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
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Amgolitude
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The maximum displacement of a medium from the rest position
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Rarefaction
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an area of longitudinal wave where the particle of the medium are spread out.
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compression
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an area of the longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
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Period
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the time required for one complete cycle of a periodic motion
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Frequency
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the number of complete cycles per unit time for a periodic motion .
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Wave velocity
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the rate at which travels through a medium
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Wavelength
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the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave
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Transverse
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A wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wav travels
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Mechanical wave
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A disturbance in matter that carries energy form one place to another
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Electromagnetic Wave
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a transfers wave condition of changing eletric and changing magnetic
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Surface
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a wave that travel along a surface separting two media.
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Reflection
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the interaction that occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through
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reflection
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the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle
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Refraction
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the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle
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wave interference
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the variation of wave amplitude that occurs when waves of the same or nearly the same or nearby
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constructive
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interference among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement
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