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wave

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a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium

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medium

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a physical environment in which phenomena occur

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transverse wave

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a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling

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longitudinal wave

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a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion

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amplitude

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the maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position

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wavelength

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the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

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frequency

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the number of waves produced in a given amount of time

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wave speed

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the speed at which a wave travels through a medium

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reflection

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the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits surface that it does to go through

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refraction

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the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs

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diffration

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a change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening

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interference

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the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave

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standing wave

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a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still

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resonance

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a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency; the sound produced by one object to vibrate

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