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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amplitude | the maximum distance that the particles |
| wavelength | the from any point on a wave |
| frequency | the # of waves given amount of time |
| wave speed | the speed @ which wave travels through a medium |
| reflection | the bouncing back of a ray of light,sound, or heat |
| refraction | the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substance |
| diffraction | a change in the direction |
| interference | the combination two or more waves |
| standing wave | a pattern of vibration that simulatesa wave |
| resonance | a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate |