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vocab

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all waves begin with a source of ________.   energy  
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A(n) __________ is a disturbance.   wave  
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when a flag waves in the wind, the flag ripples back and forth as the energy _______.   travels  
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the fabric dose not _______.   move  
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a _________ wave travels only through matter.   mechanical  
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a _______ wave can travel through empty space or through matter.   electromagnetic  
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there are ____ types of waves   3  
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transverse, _____________, and a combination of both   longitudinal  
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a __________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the disturbance the waves travel.   transverse  
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a ________ wave is a wave that makes the particles of a medium move back and forth and paralel   longitudinal  
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two common waves in nature are water waves and _______ waves.   seimic  
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in water waves, water particles move in ________.   circles  
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indicating that these waves are a combination of __________ and _________ waves.   transverse, longitudinal  
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_________ waves occur during a earthquake.   seismic  
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the __________ of a wave is the distance from one point.   wavelengths  
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to the corresponding point on the next _____.   wave  
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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 ________ (HZ)   hertz  
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the _______ the wavelength, the lower the frequency.   longer.  
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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 it s rest position is the __________ of the wave.   amplitude  
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the more energy a(n) ________ wave has, the longer the wave's _________ will be.   mechanical, 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 ________ on the other side.   matter, person  
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the particles that make up the door _______ some of the sound energy.   absorbed  
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