Sceince Olympid
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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crest | highest point of the wave (AKA-Peak)
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trough | lowest point of wave
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rest position | the position the wave would be in I there is no disturbances
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wave length | the distance between two crests or two troughs measured by distance units of the metric system
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amplitude | the distance between a crest or a trough and rest position measured by distance units of the metric system (1/2 of height)
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frequency | the number of times a wave length passes a point in one second and is measured in hz
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period | the time a wave takes to complete a wave length measured in seconds
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p-waves | primary waves (longitudinal waves). the are the first to arrive and they can travel threw liquids
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s-waves | secondary waves (shear waves). transverse waves that are second to arrive. cannot travel threw liquids.
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surface waves | combinations of p and s waves that occur on the surface. they are the slowest waves.
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rayleigh waves | waves that roll in an ocean like motion.
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love waves | waves that move side to side or horizontally. causes the most damage.
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destructive interference | the interference of two waves of equal frequency and facing one another resulting in their cancelation.
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