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3.3 Wave Systems Flashcards

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Wave

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A regular pattern of disturbance; something that vibrates

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Medium

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The material that is vibrated as a wave moves through it

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Light waves

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A wave that can travel through a vacuum (a space without matter)

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Mechanical waves

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A wave that requires a medium to travel through

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Seismic wave

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A wave produced in the earth

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Transverse waves

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A wave whose particles move up and down

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Crest

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The highest point/ point of maximum density in a wave

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Trough

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The lowest point/ point of minimum density in a wave

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Longitudinal waves

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A wave whose particles move from left to right

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Wavelength, λ

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The distance between two corresponding points on a wave (eg. peak-peak, trough-trough)

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λ

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Lambda, the symbol for wavelength

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Velocity, v

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The speed at which a wave moves (ms-1)

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Frequency, f

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The number of times a wave oscillates/ full cycles pass per second (Hertz/Hz)

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Period, T

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How long it takes for a full cycle/ whole wave (one crest and one trough) to pass a single point (s)

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Amplitude, A

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The height of a crest/ trough

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Oscillation

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The repeated back and forth movement between two positions

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Direction of propagation

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The overall direction a wave is moving

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Radian

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The arc subtending an angle. AKA the arc along a circle that intersects two sides of an angle.

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Antinode

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A point on a standing wave with maximum amplitude

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Standing wave

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A vibration where some parts of a wave remain fixed, while others oscillate at maximum amplitude

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Node

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A point on a standing wave with minimum amplitude

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Beats

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A resultant wave caused by constructive and destructive interference

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Interference

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When two waves from two different sources superimpose and make a wave of either larger, smaller or the same amplitude

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Constructive interference

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When two waves superimpose and the resulting wave has a higher amplitude than the previous waves

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Destructive interference

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When two waves superimpose but cancel each other out, resulting in a wave with a lower amplitude

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Diffraction

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The spreading out of a wave after passing through a narrow gap

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Doppler effect

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An increase/ decrease in frequency due to a moving observer/ object

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Harmonic

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A whole number multiple of the resonant frequency

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Resonant frequency

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The natural vibration of a wave

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