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Medium

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Is any substance that a wave moves through

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2
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Mechanical wave

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Waver that transfer energy through matter

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3
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Transverse wave

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The direction in witch the wave travels is perpendicular

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Longitudinal wave

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The wave that travels in the direction of the disturbance

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5
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Crest

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Is the highest point in the wave

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Trough

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Is the lowest Point of the wave

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7
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Amplitude

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Is the distance between the line through the crest

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8
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Wave link

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The distance between one wave crest to the vary next crest

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9
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Frequency

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The number of passing waves

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10
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Reflection

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The bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier

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Refraction

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Is the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle other than 90 degrees.

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12
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Diffraction

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Is the spreading out of waves through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle

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13
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Interference

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Is the meting and the combining of a wave

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14
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Electromagnetic wave

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Is a disturbance that transfers energy through a feld

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15
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Radiation

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Energy that moves in the form of em waves

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16
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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Or em spectrum is is a smooth gradually progression from the lowest frequencies to the highest

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Radio waves

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Are em waver with the longest wavelength

18
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Microwaves

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Are em waves with the shortest wavelength

19
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Visibol light

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Is the part of a em spectrum that a person can see

20
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Infrared light

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Part of the spectrum that consist of em frequencies between microwaves and visible light

21
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Ultraviolet light

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part of the em frequencies above those of visible light partly below x-rays

22
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X-rays

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Have frequencies from 10 hz to 10 hz

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Gamma rays

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Have have frequencies from 10 to 10 ha

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Transmission

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Is the passage of a em waves through a median

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Absorption

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Is the disappearance of an em wave into the medium

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Scattering

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Is the the spreading of waves in all directions

27
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Polarization

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is a quantity of light in witch all of its waves are made electric magnetic fields

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Prism

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Is a tool that uses refraction to spread out the different wavelengths that makes up wight light

29
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Primary colors

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when three colors are mixed together

30
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Primary pigments

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Are cyan, yellow,and magenta

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Wave

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Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one to another.