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10 Cards in this Set
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Crest |
High part of the wave; above the normal resting point |
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Trough |
The low part of the wave; below the normal resting point |
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Medium |
The type of matter the wave energy is moving through (Solid, liquid, or gas) |
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Amplitude |
The measurement from the normal resting point to the top of the crest or from the bottom of the trough to the normal resting point |
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High Amplitude= Low Amplitude= |
High Energy Low Energy |
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Wave height |
The measurement from the bottom of the trough to the top of the crest. Amplitude times 2 |
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Wave Length |
Distance from crest to crest or from trough to trough |
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Frequency |
Number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time, Hz= Hertz |
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Transverse waves |
Matter is moving perpendicular to the direction the energy is moving |
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Longitudinal waves (compression waves) |
Matter is moved parallel to the direction the wave energy is moving There are compressions and rarfactions |
