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Science Vocab
Study for chapter 11
Question | Answer |
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Pendulum | Bouncing springs, wheels (circular motion),waves music: these are all harmonic motions. |
Cycle | A unit motion that repeats over and over. |
Frequency | In harmonics, the number of cycles an oscillator makes per second; in waves, the number of wavelengths that pass a given point per one second. |
Amplitude | The maximum distance from the average in harmonic motion,amplitude is often a distance or an angle. |
Period | The time for one cycle. |
Oscillator | A system that shows harmonic motion. |
Damping | Motion/movement of an object where it moves from a distance,but stops. |
Linear motion | Goes from a place to another. (ex.distance,time,speed,etc) |
Harmonic motion | Is any motion that is repetitive ( doing the same thing over and over) and caused by restoring. |
Hertz | A unit of one cycle per second used to measure frequency; the abbreviation is Hz. |
Phase | Refers to where an oscillator is in its cycle |