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All waves begin with a source of____.   energy  
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A____ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.   wave  
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Matter ____ transferred as a wave moves   is not  
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When a flag waves in the wind, the flag ripples back and forth as the energy ____ along the flag.   travels  
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A ____ wave travels only though matter.   mechanical  
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An ____ wave can travel through empty space or through matter.   electromagnetic  
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There are ____ types of wave motion.   three  
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A ____ wave is a wave that makes the particles of a medium move back and forth parallel to the direction the wave travels.   longitudinal  
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Two common waves in nature are water waves and ____ waves.   seismic.  
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In water waves, water particles move in ____.   circles  
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The ____ of a wav is the distance from one point, such as the crest.   wavelength  
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The ___ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass a point each second.   frequency  
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Frequency is measured in ____.   hertz  
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Wave speed depends on the type of material, or ____, a wave travels through.   medium  
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The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position is the ____ of the wave.   amplitude.  
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When you knock on one side of a door, the sound travels as ____ sound waves through the door.   longitudinal  
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These waves travel through the ____ that makes up the door to the air on the other side.   matter  
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The particles that make up the door ____ some of the sound energy.   absorbs  
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They increase their motion, changing to ____ energy.   thermal  
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This causes a ____ in the sound.   decrease  
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Some of the energy of your knock bounces, or ____ back into the room.   reflects  
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That is why you ____ the sound.   hear  
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Waves that bounce off the surface follow the law of ____.   reflection  
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____is the change in direction of a wave as it changes speed.   Refraction  
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When entering a medium, waves refract toward the normal if they____.   slow down  
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The change in direction of a wave when it travels past the edge an object or through an opening is called ____.   diffraction  
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