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3rd week Flashcards

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1
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Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium.

A

sounf

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2
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is produced when matter vibrates.
These vibrations travel outwards from the source.

A

sound

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3
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consists of waves and these waves travel as longitudinal waves

A

sound

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4
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A material that moves energy from one substance to another.

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medium

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5
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Can be described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location.

A

wave

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6
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Waves that require a medium for transmission

A

Mechanical Wave

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7
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Waves that do not require a medium for transmission

A

Electromagnetic Wave

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8
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trueor false

sound waves can travel through solid, liquid and gas

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true

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9
Q

what are 2 types of wave

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Mechanical

Electromagnetic

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10
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requires a medium for transmission such as solids, liquids and gases.

A

Sound

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11
Q

t or f

Sound travels fastest in solids and slowest in gases

A

t

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12
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____ of sound is directly affected by the temperature of the medium.

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Speed

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13
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t or f

The hotter the medium, the faster the sound travels

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t

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14
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Is an electromagnetic wave that can travel without a medium.

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Light

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15
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is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

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Light

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16
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is light a wave?

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yes

17
Q

what are the Properties of Light

A

reflection, refraction, diffraction and polarization.

18
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The property of waves that
refers to the bouncing back of waves. When a light hits a reflective
surface, it will be reflected off that surface.

A

reflection,

19
Q

This is the bending of light when it passes through different media.

A

refraction,

20
Q

This is the bending of a wave when it passes through a gap or around edges.

A

diffraction

21
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This is the property of light wave that allows unpolarized light to vibrate or to focus in direction or a single plane.

A

polarization.

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