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1
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propagation of disturbance through a medium in which the energy is transferred

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Wave

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carries the wave

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Medium

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wave’s movement is perpendicular to its medium

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Transverse wave

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wave’s movement is parallel to its medium

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Longitudinal wave

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needs medium so that its energy will be transmitted

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Mechanical wave

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doesn’t need medium so that its energy will be transmitted

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Electromagnetic wave

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highest point of wave

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Crest

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lowest point of wave

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Trough

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distance of any point of the wave from the rest point

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Amplitude

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rest to crest

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Positive amplitude

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rest to trough

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Negative amplitude

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12
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distance between 2 consecutive rests or troughs

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Wavelength

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number of waves passing a given point within a second expressed in Hertz (Hz)

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Frequency

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how fast a wave travels (wavelength * frequency)

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Wave speed/velocity

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form of energy produced when air molecules vibrate and move in pattern known as sound waves

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Sound

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vibrations of the medium create a series of compression and rarefraction

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Sound waves

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highness or lowness of sound

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Pitch

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amount of energy a sound wave produces

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Intensity

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sensation of the ear that intensity of sound produces measured by using the Decibel System (dB)

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Loudness

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used to distinguish between 2 different sounds that have the same pitch and loudness

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Timbre or Quality

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can be heard by human ear (ranges fro 20 Hz to 20000 Hz)

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Audible Sound

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can’t be heard by human ear (below 20 Hz)

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Infrasonic Sound

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can’t be heard by human ear (above 20,000 Hz)

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Ultrasonic Sound

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bouncing off of sound waves

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Reflection of Sound

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bending of sound wave due to its change in speed

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Refraction of Sound

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bending or diffract as the waves travel around the corners of obstacles

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Diffraction of Sound

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result of 2 or more sounds (waves overlapping)

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Interference of Sound

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when an object vibrates at same natural frequency as a second object and forces that object into motion

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Resonance

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change in wave frequency due to a moving source

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Doppler Effect

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transverse, electromagnetic wave that can be seen by humans (speed in vacuum = 3 x 10^8 m/s)

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Light

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associated with electromagnetic radiation of a certain range of wavelengths visible to the human eye

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Color

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phenomenon in which a prism separates white light into its component colors

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Dispersion

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portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye

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Visible Light Spectrum

34
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power of light

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Intensity (Light)

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qualitative expression of light intensity

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Brightness

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quantity of visible light that is emitted in unit time per unit solid angle expressed in Candela (cd)

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Luminous intensity

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material that absorbs light

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Opaque material

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material that allows light to easily pass through

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Transparent material

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material that only allows some light to pass through

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Translucent material

40
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light bounces off the surface

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Reflection of Light

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bending of light as it passes through materials of different optical density

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Refraction of Light

42
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bending of light around obstacles in its path

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Diffraction of Light

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light can superimpose and can either have constructive or destructive interference

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Interference of Light

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light is reflected completely at the boundary between 2 mediums

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Total Internal Reflection

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