
8th Science Chapter 17 Vocab
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- Q1a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to anotherMechanical Wave30s
- Q2the material through which a substance changes from solid to liquidMedium30s
- Q3the highest point of a transverse waveCrest30s
- Q4the lowest point of a transverse waveTrough30s
- Q5a wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travelsTransverse Wave30s
- Q6an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close togetherCompression30s
- Q7an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread outRarefaction30s
- Q8a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travelsLongitudinal Wave30s
- Q9a wave that travels along a surface separating two mediaSurface Wave30s
- Q10Any motion that repeats at regular time intervalsPeriodic Motion30s
- Q11The time required for one complete cycle of a periodic motionPeriod30s
- Q12the number of complete cycles per unit time for a periodic motionFrequency30s
- Q13the unit of measure for frequency equal to one cycle per secondHertz30s
- Q14the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the waveWavelength30s
- Q15the maximum displacement of a medium from the rest positionAmplitude30s