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24 Waves, Sound & Light

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wave   a disturbance that moves through matter or space  
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transverse wave   a mechanical wave that 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   a mechanical wave that 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 a point on a wave and the nearest point moving with the same speed and direction  
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frequency   the 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 from one material to another  
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diffraction   the bending of waves around an object  
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intensity   the amount of energy that a wave carries past a certain area each second  
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pitch   the human perception of the frequency of sound (how high or high low a sound is)  
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reverberation   repeated echoes  
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electromagnetic waves   waves that can travel through natter or through empty space  
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electromagnetic spectrum   the complete range of electromagmetic wave frequencies and wavelengths  
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infrared waves   have wavelengths between .001 meters and 700 billionths of a meter  
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ultraviolet waves   have wavelengths between 400 billionths and 10 billionths of a meter  
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spectrum   a range of values or properties  
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perception   a recognition, sense, or understanding of something  
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density   the mass per cubic meter of a substance  
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