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Science: Waves
A stack to help you learn and study about sound waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reflection | when a wave bounces off a surface (looking in a mirror) |
| Refraction | Energy waves bending as they travel through different mediums (like a pencil in a cup of water) |
| transparent | allowing the property of light to pass through a material |
| absorption | the transfer of energy from a wave to matter as the wave passes through it |
| longitudinal wave | a back and forth motion that carries energy (like a slinky or a spring) |
| Transverse wave | wave particles move up and down to transfer energy (like a rope) |
| mechanical wave | waves that move through matter: requires a medium |
| frequency | the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given unit of time |
| wavelength | measured from a point on one wave to the same point on the next wave. |
| medium | a substance that makes the transfer of energy possible from one location to another through waves Ex: air |