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39 Cards in this Set
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motion of the wave is a right angle (perpendicular) to the timeline
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TRANSVERSE WAVE
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lowest peak
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TROUGH
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areas where wavelengths are spread apart
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RAREFACTIONS
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motion of the wave is in the same direction as (parallel to) the medium
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LONGITUDINAL WAVE
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areas where wavelengths are squeezed together
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COMPRESSIONS
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distance molecules are moved from their resting position
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AMPLITUDE
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examples of transverse waves
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OCEAN WAVES, LIGHT, SOME SEISMIC WAVES
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substance or region through which a wave travels
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MEDIUM
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as frequency increases, energy...
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INCREASES
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unit for time
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seconds
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symbol for time
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t
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a disturbance that transfers energy through matter and/or space
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WAVE
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when two waves exist at the same place at the same time
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INTERFERENCE
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examples of longitudinal waves
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SOUND, SOME SEISMIC
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how to measure wavelength using a ruler
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DISTANCE FROM CREST TO CREST
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number of waves that pass a point per second
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FREQUENCY
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example of destructive interference
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1 CREST overlapping 1 TROUGH or 1 COMPRESSION overlapping 1 RAREFACTION
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example of constructive interference
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2 CRESTS overlap, or 2 TOUGHS overlap, or 2 COMPRESSIONS overlap, or 2 RAREFACTIONS overlap
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unit for wavelength
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m (or cm)
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symbol for wavelength
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lambda
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symbol for frequency
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f
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unit for frequency
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1/s or Hz (or 1 wave per sec)
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symbol for speed
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v
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unit for speed
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m/s (or cm/s)
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highest peak
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CREST
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CREST
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A?
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TROUGH
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B?
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WAVELENGTH
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From A to B?
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AMPLITUDE
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From A to x?
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2
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Number of waves?
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2 Hz
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Frequency if this occured in 1 second?
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CREST
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A?
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TROUGH
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B?
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COMPRESSION
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C
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RAREFACTION
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D?
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WAVELENGTH
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From A to the center of C?
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DELTA
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What is this?
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LAMBDA
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What is this?
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WAVELENGTH
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What is this a symbol for?
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