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Waves

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Waves Traveling disturbance that carries energy.
Vibration Movement that follows the same pattern over and over.
Medium Material that a mechanical wave travels through.
Mechanical Waves Wave that disturbs a medium.
Electromagnetic Waves Wave that consists of electric & magnetic fields that does not require a medium to exist.
Crest Highest point of a wave.
Trough Lowest point of a wave.
Amplitude Greatest distance from the resting position of a wave.
Wave Length Distance between two consecutive similar points on a wave.
Frequency Number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time.
Transverse Wave Wave in which the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction of the wave.
Longitudinal Wave Wave in which the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave.
Surface Wave Wave that consists of a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves that occurs at the surface between two different mediums.
Compression Squeezing together.
Reflection Bouncing back of waves apon reaching another surface.
Refraction Bending of waves due to a change in speed.
Diffraction Bending of waves around the edge of an obstacle.
Interference Interation of waves that occur at the same place at the same time.
Standing Wave Wave that does not appear to be moving.
Resonant Frequency Frequency at which standing waves occur.
Pitch Property of sound that depends on frequency.
Ultrasonic Sound above human hearing.
Infrasonic Sound below human hearing.
Doppler Effect Change in sound due to an object moving.
Intensity of Sound Amount of energy carried by a wave; indicated by amplitude.
Acoustics Science of sound.
Sound Quality Blending of pitches to create sound.
Timbre Blending of pitches to create sound.
Fundamental Tone Note produced at the lowest frequency at which a standing wave occurs.
Over Tone Tone produced at frequencies higher than the fundamental at which a standing wave occurs
Sonar Using sound to measure distance
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