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15 Cards in this Set
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reflection
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turning back on a wave when it encounters a barrier
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refraction
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bending of a wave when it propogates from one medium into a different medium
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diffraction
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the bending of a wave around the edge of an opening
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interference
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the meeting of two or more waves at the same place
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rectilinear propgation
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the straight line path followed by a wave
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vibration graph
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shows how long it took the wave to travel a certain distance. (period)
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waveform graph
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shows the distance the wave travels at a certain time
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cycle
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one to-fro movement
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period
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the time taken to complete a cycle
t(seconds) |
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frequency
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the number of waves completed per unit time
f(Hz) |
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wavelength
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the length of a wave
(m) |
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amplitude
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maximum displacement equilibrium
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wavenumber
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number of waves per unit length
per meter(k(kappa)) |
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wave equation
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the speed of the wave
V=(frequency)(wavelength) m/s |
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electromagnetic spectrum
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radio/tv wave, microwave, infared, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray
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