Waves and review
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| naturally made solid materials that are found on Earth. They are the building blocks of rocks. | Minerals | ||||
| natural fuels that come from the remains of living things. They give off energy when burned. | Fossil fuels | ||||
| where two lithospheric plates slide past each other. Earthquakes occur frequently along this type of boundary. | Transform boundary | ||||
| where two lithospheric plates come together and collide. Mountain ranges can be formed this way. | Convergent boundary | ||||
| forces that are equal and cause no change. The net force = 0. | Balanced forces | ||||
| forces that are not equal and cause an object to change speed and/or direction. Net force = the difference in the two forces. | Unbalanced forces | ||||
| particles of the medium must vibrate in order to transfer energy. Ex: water waves, seismic waves, sound waves & spring waves. | Mechanical waves | ||||
| waves that can travel through a medium or through empty space. Ex: radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, uv rays, x-rays. | Electromagnetic waves | ||||
| wave transmission occurs when waves pass through a given point or medium (material). | Transmission | ||||
| occurs when energy is not transferred through or reflected by the given medium. | Absorption |
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Created by:
asarvis
on 2011-02-17