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Light & Sound (Wk.8)
Light & Sound (Wk. 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bending of a wave | refraction |
| wave that can travel through empty space | electromagnetic |
| a wave that oscillates up and down, perpendicular to the direction it is traveling | transverse |
| a back-and-forth or up-and-down vibration in a wave | oscillation |
| a wave that can only travel through matter | mechanical |
| the distance a wave oscillates from its resting position | amplitude |
| a wave bouncing back from a surface | reflection |
| a wave that oscillates back and forth, parallel to the direction it is traveling | longitudinal |
| number of oscillations produced in a given amount of time | frequency |