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Waves, Sound, and Light Flashcards

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Wave

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A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

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Energy

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The ability to do work

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Medium

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The material a wave travels through

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Mechanical Waves

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Waves that require a medium to travel through

Produced when a source of energy causes a medium to vibrate

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Transverse Waves

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Waves that move through the medium at right angles to the direction the wave is traveling

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Trough

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The low part of a transverse wave

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Crest

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The high part of a transverse wave

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Longitudinal Wave (Compressional Wave)

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Waves that move the medium parallel to the direction the wave is traveling

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Compression

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Part of a longitudinal wave where the waves are close together

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Rarefaction

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Part of a longitudinal was where the waves are spread out

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Amplitude

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The maximum distance that the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest position

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Wavelength

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The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

Ex: crest to crest, trough to trough

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Frequency

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The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

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Hertz (Hz)

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The unit of frequency

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Reflection

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The bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface it cannot pass through

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Refraction

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The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle

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Diffraction

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The bending of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening

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Sound Waves

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A disturbance that travels through a medium as longitudinal (compressional) waves

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Intensity

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Loudness of Sound

The amount of energy that a wave carries past a certain area

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Pitch

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Human perception of the frequency of sound

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Electromagnetic Waves

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A transverse wave that transfers electrical and magnetic energy

Can travel through empty space as well as through mediums

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