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15 Cards in this Set
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Wave |
A periodic disturbance in particles |
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Medium |
The thing that a wave travels through |
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Mechanical Waves |
A wave that need a medium to travel to |
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Electromagnetic Waves |
Waves that don't need a medium |
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Transverse Waves |
A wave traveling at a right angle |
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Longitudinal Waves |
A wave that vibrates in the direction of propagation |
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Frequency |
How sound the wave |
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Amplitude |
The hight if the wave |
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Wavelength |
The distance between each wave |
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Wave Speed |
How fast the wave is going |
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Crest |
The highest point the medium rises to |
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Trough |
The lowest point the medium sinks to |
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Rarefaction |
The reduction of the waves density |
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Compression |
Part of the waver where the particles are closest together |
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Electromagnetic Spectrum |
A Spectrum of all visible light |
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