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Energy Test

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Wave   Vibrations in a medium  
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Medium   the material through which a wave can travel  
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Transverse wave   a wave which the object moves up and down as the wave passes  
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Crest   the points where the wave is the highest  
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Trough   the points where the wave is the lowest  
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Longitudinal wave   a wave which the particles move back and forth in the same direction the waves travel  
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Compression   when you compress the wave closer toghether  
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Rarefaction   when you spread the wave apart  
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Mechanical waves   waves that require a medium  
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Electromagnetic waves   waves that can travel without a medium  
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Amplitude   the measure of how far particles in the medium move from their rest position  
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Wave length   the distance over which the shapes repeat  
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Frequency   the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time  
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Hertz   What frequency is measured in  
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Wave speed   the speed that waves travel  
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What is the equation for wave speed?   wave speed=wave length divided by wave period  
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Force   a push or pull exerted on an object in order to change the motion of an object newtons  
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Work   the use of force to move an object some distance  
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What is the unit of measurement for work?   Joules  
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What is the equation for work?   Work=force times distance  
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Power   a strong force  
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A 900N mountain climber scales a 100m cliff. How much work is done by the mountain climber?   90,000 J  
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Angela uses a force of 25N to lift her grocery bag while doing 50 J of work. How far did she lift the grocery bags?   2m  
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A machine does 40 J of work in 10 seconds. How much power is that?   4 watts  
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What is power measured in?   Watts  
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A machine does 30 J of work in 10 seconds. How much power is that?   3 watts  
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Give an example of a medium.   Slinky, sound particles  
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Mariah hears the orchestra play in a concert. What kind of wave would the sound travel through?   Longitudinal wave  
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What kind of wave would your heart rate show?   Transverse wave  
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What would be the medium in a sound wave?   Sound particles  
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A wave with a frequency of 60 Hz travels through steel with a wavelength of 85.5 m. What is the speed of this wave?   510 m/s  
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I can edit your study stack!   - Mrs. Koch =)  
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