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Definition

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Term

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Definition

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Wave

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Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

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Is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

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Wave

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Medium

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Is the material through which a wave travels

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Is the material through which a wave travels

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Medium

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Longitudinal wave

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Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave

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Particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels

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Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels

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Transverse wave

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Mechanical waves

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Waves that require a medium

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Waves that require a medium

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Mechanical waves

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Electromagnetic waves

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Disturbances in the electric and magnetic fields

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Disturbances in the electric and magnetic fields

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Electromagnetic waves

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Amplitude

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A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position

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A measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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The distance over which the waves shape repeats

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The distance over which the waves shape repeats

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Wavelength

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Wave period

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The time required for one cycle

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The time required for one cycle

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Frequency

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Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time

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Tells you how many cycles occur in an amount of time

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Hertz

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What frequency is measured in

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What frequency is measured in

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Wavefronts
Peaks can be drawn as shapes, such as circles or spheres
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Peaks can be drawn as shapes, such as circles or spheres
Wavefronts
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Wave speed
The speed at which a wave travels
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The speed at which a wave travels
Wave speed
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Radiation
The transfer of the energy as EM waves
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The transfer of energy as EM waves
Radiation
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Infrared
Light has slightly longer wavelengths than red light
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Light has slightly longer wavelengths than red light
Infrared
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Ultraviolet
Light has slightly shorter wavelengths than violet light
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Light has slightly shorter wavelength than violet light
Ultraviolet
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Transparent
Matter than transmits light
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Matter that transmits light
Transparent
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Translucent
Materials transmit light but do not let the light travel straight through
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Materials transmit light but do not let the light travel straight through
Translucent
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Opaque
Materials do not let any light pass through them
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Materials do not let any light pass through them
Opaque
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Absorption
The transfer of light energy to matter
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The transfer of light energy to matter
Absorption
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Reflection
The bouncing of light off a surface
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The bouncing of light off something
Reflection
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Refraction
The change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle
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The change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle
Refraction
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Scattering
When light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium
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When light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium
Scattering

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