Energy of Waves
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| wave | any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space
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| medium | a medium is a substance through which a wave can travel
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| mechanical waves | waves that require a medium
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| electromagnetic waves | waves that can transfer energy without a medium
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| transverse wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
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| longitudinal wave | a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
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| crest | highest point of transverse wave
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| trough | lowest point of transverse wave
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| compression | part of longitudinal wave where the particles are close together
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| rarefaction | part of the longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
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| surface wave | a wave that forms from the combination of a transverse and longitudinal wave
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| amplitude | the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
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| wavelength | the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
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| frequency | the number of waves in a given amount of time
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| wave speed | the speed at which a wave travels through a medium
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| reflection | when a wave bounces back after hitting a barrier
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| refraction | the bending of a wave as the wave passes from one medium to another
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| diffraction | the bending of a wave around a barrier or through an opening
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| interference | the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave
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| constructive interference | combination of two waves that leads to greater amplitude
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| destructive interference | combination of waves that leads to reduced amplitude
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| standing wave | a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still
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| resonance | when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency; the sound produced by one object causes the other object to vibrate
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