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chapter 11 vocab
vocab
Term | Definition |
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pendelum | a weight hanging from a string |
cycle | the building of a harmonic motion |
frequence | the number of cycles it makes per second |
amplitude | the maximum distance between motion |
peirod | the time for one cycle |
oscillator | a system that shows harmonic motion |
damping | gradual loss of amplitude |
linear motion | motion from one place to another |
harmonic motion | motion that repeats its self over and over |
hertz | the unit of cycle per second |
phase | where the oscillator is in cycle |