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| any disturebance the transfers energy from 1 place to another through matter or space |
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material through which waves can travel
(solid, liquid, gas) |
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| waves that need a medium to travel |
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waves that go up and down
(patricles) |
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longitudinal wave
(compression wave) |
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| patricles vibrate back and forth along the path that the wave moves |
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compression
(move foward) |
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| action of compressing or being compressed |
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| a decrease in the density of something |
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surface wave
(think surfer) |
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go toward and up and down
(transverse & longitudinal wave) |
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| highest point or peak of a wave |
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| lowest point or valley of the wave |
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| distance between identical points in the waveform |
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| distance between the peak of a wave and the midpoint of the wave |
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| number of cycles that pass the observer in a given time |
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| a measure of time- how long it takes for the full wave to pass a point |
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| when wave bounces back after striking a barrier |
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diffraction
dork = diffraction (Kelsey) |
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| the waves spread out when they pass though a small gap |
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constructive interferance
(makes things bigger) |
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| when you add 2 waves together to make a bigger wave |
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| interference is the addition of 2 or more waves that results in a new wave pattern |
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| quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating |
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| waves bend when they pass through a boundary |
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