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Electromagnetic Waves Waves of light
Crests The highest point of a wave
Troughs The lowest point of a wave
Wavelength The distance between crests or trough
Amplitude The height of the wave
Frenquency How many waves hit a certain point every second
Transverse Wave A wave whose propogation is perpendicular to it's Oscillation
Hertz The unit for frequency
Longitudinal wave A wave who's propogation -----
Sound is a longitudinal wave that travels through the air (blank)
Supersonic Speed Any speed that is faster than the speed of sound in the substance of interest
Sonic boom The sound produced as a result of aircraft traveling at or above Mach1
Mach The speed unit of sound
Pitch The highness or lowness of a sound
Doppler Effect The way the pitch of sound is percieved
The amplitude of a soound wave governs how loud the sound is (blank)
Bel A scale used to measure the loudness of sound
Intensity The strength of a sound wave
Decibel One tenth of a Bel
Sonar A means of detection by use of ultrasonic waves bouncing of of objects
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