Waves Flashcards

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1
Q

A repeating disturbance or movement is what?

A

Wave

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2
Q

What the wave runs through?(line)

A

Medium

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3
Q

Highest points?

A

Crest

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4
Q

Lowest points?

A

Trough

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5
Q

Where does the wave go through the medium?

A

Node

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6
Q

What position? Where the wave goes through?

A

Rest Position

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7
Q

Distance from resting position?

A

Amplitude

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8
Q

Top of one crest to the top of another crest is what?

A

Wavelength

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9
Q

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

A

Transverse Wave

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10
Q

Particles move along the direction of the wave?

A

Longitudinal Wave(Compression)

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11
Q

More dense region of compression wave?

A

Compression

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12
Q

Less dense region of compression wave?

A

Rarefaction

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13
Q

Number of wavelengths in one second at one point?

A

Frequency

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14
Q

Energy that is carried by the vibration of matter?

A

Sound

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15
Q

The amount of energy that flows through an area in a specific amount of time?

A

Intensity

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16
Q

Perception of the intensity?

A

Loudness

17
Q

Measurement of sound intensity?

A

Decibels

18
Q

Perception of how high or low a sounds frequency is?

A

Pitch