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| the number of repetitions in a given interval of time |
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| Unit of measurement for frequency |
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| Longitudinal waves produced by the vibration of a material |
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| perception of the intensity of sound |
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| how high or low sond frequencies appear to be |
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| consisits of a body suspended by from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity |
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| straight line used to represent a light wave |
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| all the colors of the spectrum visible to the human eye as a single color |
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| the bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass |
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| the change in velocity and apparent bending of the beam of light or other wave-form as it passes from one medium into another |
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| the bent light ray after the wave enters a medium |
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| a line drawn perpendicular to the surface at the point where the incoming wave strikes the surface |
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| a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength visible by the eye |
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| the angle between the normal (perpendicular drawn to the surface) and the reflected ray |
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| the wave of light moving towards the surface at an angle |
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| the angle between the normal (perpendicular drawn to the surface) and the incident ray |
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