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waves

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a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

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Medium

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Transverse Wave

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Compressional Wave

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Sound Waves

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Water Waves

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Seismic Waves

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Crests

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Troughs

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Refaction

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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Amplitude

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Refraction

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Diffractions

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Interference

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Standing Wave

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Resonance

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Eardrum

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Cochlea

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Intensity

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Loudness

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Decibel

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Pitch

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Ultrasonic

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Overtone

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Doppler effect

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Acoustics

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Echolocation

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Sonar

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Wave

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a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

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Medium

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the intervening substance through which impressions are conveyed to the senses or a force acts on objects at a distance.

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Transverse Wave

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motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave’s advance.

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Compressional Wave

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waves where the vibration is parallel to the direction of motion.

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Sound Waves

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waves of energy that travel through mediums like air, water, or solids

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Water Waves

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a wave in the water

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Seismic Waves

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vibrations in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and even man-made explosions

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Wavelength

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the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.

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Amplitude

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the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

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Troughs

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a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.

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Crests

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The highest part of the wave

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Refaction

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the bending or change in direction of a wave as it moves from one medium to another

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Frequency

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the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

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Refraction

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the amplitude

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Diffractions

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the process by which a beam of light or other system of waves is spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or across an edge, typically accompanied by interference between the wave forms produced.

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Standing Wave

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a vibration of a system in which some particular points remain fixed while others between them vibrate with the maximum amplitude.

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Interference

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the combination of two or more electromagnetic waveforms to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or canceled.

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Resonance

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the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.

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Loudness

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how loud something is

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Cochlea

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the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.

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Eardrum

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The tympanic membrane

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Decibel

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correspond to an arbitrary sound wave of intensity I, measured in watts per square metre

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Intensity

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the measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field.

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Pitch

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the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

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Ultrasonic

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sound whose frequency is too high to be heard by the human ear

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Overtone

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any higher-frequency standing wave

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Doppler effect

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the change in the frequency of a wave in relation to an observer

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Acoustics

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the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound.

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Echolocation

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They produce sound waves at frequencies above human hearing, called ultrasound.

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Sonar

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uses sound waves to ‘see’ in the water

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