Waves Flashcards

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1
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Repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter and space

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Wave

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2
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what waves travel through

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Medium

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3
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High points

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Crest

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4
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Low points

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Trough

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5
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A point a wave passes going either up to a crest or down to a trough

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Rest position

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6
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Distance from resting position

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Amplitude

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7
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The distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next crest

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Wavelength

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8
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Motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of travel

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Transverse Waves

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9
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particles move along the direction of the wave

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Longitudinal Waves

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10
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dense region of compressional wave

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Compression

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11
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less dense region of compressional wave

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Rarefaction

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12
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where the wave meets its resting point

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Node

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13
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How many times a wavelength pass over a certain point

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Frequency

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14
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Energy carried by vibration of matter

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Sound

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15
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Our perception to intensity

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Loudness

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16
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Measurement of sound intensity

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Decibels

17
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The amount of energy that flows through a certain area

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Intensity

18
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how high or low a sound frequency is from our perception

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Pitch