Time and Periodic phenomena Flashcards

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Periodic phenomenon

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A repeating set of events; each repetition takes the same amount of time

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Period

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The time between repetitions in a repeating set of events

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Frequency

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The number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs per unit of time

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How are period and frequency related?

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period = 1/frequency
frequency = 1/period

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Rhythm

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The pattern of when periodic events happen in time

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Timeline

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A representation of events in which the relative times of the events correspond to the relative position in the timeline

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Time graph

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A plot showing time on the x and the quantity that changes with time on the y

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