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a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
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ability to do work
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energy
39 questions
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a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
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ability to do work
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material through which a wave travels
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A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
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A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion
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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
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A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
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Highest point of a wave
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Lowest point of a wave.
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the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together
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a part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
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maximum distance the particles of a medium carrying the wave move away from the rest position
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The position where the wave is at rest, half way between the crest and trough. Amplitude is 0.
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the horizontal distance between two corresponding parts of a wave (ex. crest to crest; trough to trough)
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number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
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Cycles or waves per second, frequency unit
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wavelength X frequency
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an object or wave hits a surface through which it cannot pass, it bounces back
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The bending of a wave as it passes (and changes speed) at an angle from one medium to another
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the angle formed by the reflected wave and the normal
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See image
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A line perpendicular to the surface.
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Angle between an incident ray and the normal to a surface.
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wave passes a barrier or moves through a hole in a barrier; it bends and spreads out
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when two or more waves meet
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when two waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude
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when two waves combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude
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a wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other
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See image
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See image
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A point of zero amplitude on a standing wave
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A point of maximum amplitude on a standing wave
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when the frequency of forced vibrations on an object matches the object's natural frequency, and a dramatic increase in amplitude results.
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vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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1st wave, P, travels the fastest, back-and-forth waves, move through solids, liquids, and gases
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waves that travel outward from an earthquake's focus and move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave
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A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface, moving slower than P and S waves, but producing the most severe ground movements
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A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
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A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
