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Sciencer terms for studing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Motion that goes from one place to another with out repeating. | Linear Motion |
| Motion that repeats in cycles. | Harmonic Motion |
| A unit of motion that repeats. | Cycle |
| A device that swings back and forth due to the force of Gravity. | Pendulum |
| A phycical system that has repeating cycles. | Oscillator |
| Any force that always acts to pull a system back toward equilibrium. | Restoring Forces |
| The time it takes for each complete cycle. | Period |
| How often something repeats, expressed in hertz | Frequency |
| The unit of frequency. One hertz is one cycle per second. | Hertz |
| The amount that a cycle moves away from equilibrium. | Amplitude |
| The frequency at which a system oscillates when disturbed. | Natural Frequency |
| A repetition force. | Periodic Force |
| An exceptionally large amplitude that developes when a periodic force is applied at the natural frquency. | Resonance |
| A traveling oscillation that has properties frquency, wavelengh, and amplitude. | Wave |
| A distance from any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the waves. | Wavelength |
| A wave that has oscillation that ARE NOT in the direction it moves. | Transverse |
| A wave that has oscillation that are in the direction it moves. | Longitudinal Wave |
| The waves bend around an object or through holes in an object. | Diffraction |
| The process of bouncing off a surface.(Hint: Mirror) | Reflection |
| The wave bends as it passes into and through an object. | Refraction |
| The wave is absorbed and disappears. | Absorption |
| A form of energy that travels at 300,000km/s(186,000 mi/s) and includes all the colors that can be seen by the human eye. | Light |
| Light containing an equal mix of all colors. | White Light |
| The sensation created by the different energies of light falling on your eye. | Color |
| The smallest possible amount of light. | Photon |
| A wave of electricity and magnetism that travels at the speed of light. | Electronmagnetic Wave |
| The entire range of Electromagnetic waves including all possible frequencies. | Electromagnetic Spectrum |