Waves
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| Wave | A disturbance that moves through matter or space
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| Transverse Wave | Causes particles in matter to move back and forth at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
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| Compressional Wave | Causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the same direction in which the wave travels
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| Wavelength | The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction (Crest to Crest or Trough to Trough)
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| Frequency | Number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second
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| Law of Reflection | The angle that the incoming wave makes with the normal equals the angle that the outgoing wave makes with the normal
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| Refraction | The change in direction of a wave when it changes speed as it travels form one material to another
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| Diffraction | Bending of waves around an object
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| Opaque | Materials that let no light pass through it
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| Translucent | Only allows some light to pass through it
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| Transparent | Allows nearly all light to pass through it
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| Reflect | When light bounces off an object
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| Absorb | When all light is absorbed into an object
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| Transmit | When light goes through an object
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| Loudness | Volume, The magnitude of sound
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| Pitch | The quality of sound (High, Medium, Low)
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| Echolocation | The location of objects by reflected sound
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| Echo | A sound or many sounds caused by sound waves bouncing of a surface back to a listener
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| Doppler Effect | An increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as one person moves closer or farther away from the other person.
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