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Waves study stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wave | a traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to another |
| Vibration | a movement that follows the same path over and over again |
| Medium | a material through which a mechanical wave travels |
| Mechanical Wave | a wave that disturbs a medium |
| Electromagnetic Wave | a wave that consists of electric and magnetic fields and doesn't need a medium to exist |
| Crest | the high point of a wave |
| Trough | the low point of a wave |
| Amplitude | the great distance from resting position of a wave |
| Wavelength | the distance between two points on a wave |
| Frequency | the number of waves that pass a certain point in a certain 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 medium is parallel to the direction of the wave |
| Surface Wave | wave that consists of a combo of transverse and longitudinal waves and occurs between two mediums |
| Compression | squeezing together |
| Reflection | bouncing back of waves upon reaching another surface |
| Refraction | bending of waves due to a change in speed |
| Diffraction | bending of waves around the edge of an obstacle |
| Interference | interaction of waves that occur at the same place at the same time |
| Standing Wave | wave that doesn't appear to be moving; occurring at the natural frequency of the material |
| Resonant Frequency | frequency at which a standing wave occurs |