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Waves, Energy, Info

Ch. 1 & 2 Vocabulary Study Guide

TermDefinition
collision two or more things bumping into each other
communicate to share information
diagram an illustration that shows how something works or what its parts are
listener the person or animal that hears a sound
material the stuff that makes up everything
particle a tiny piece of material that is too small to see
pattern something we observe to be similar over and over again.
source the place where something comes from
survive to stay alive
vibration a quick, repeated back and forth movement
visualize to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources
wave a pattern of motion that travels away from a source.
energy the ability to make things move or change
volume how loud or quiet a sound is
pitch how high or low a sound is
waveform a curved line that shows the pattern of a wave
wavelength the distance from one peak of a wave to the next
amplitude how big or loud a wave is
model something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
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