Waves
A wave that can travel only through matter.
What are mechanical waves?
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The maximum distance that the wave moves from its resting position.
What is Amplitude?
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A change in direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed.
What is Refraction?
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A letter called lambda.
What is the Greek word for Wavelength?
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Highest point on a transverse wave.
What is Crest?
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The three main Types of Mechanical Waves.
What are sound waves, Water Waves, and Seismic Waves?
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That two wavelengths pass a point each second.
What does a frequency of 2 Hz mean?
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A type of interference.
What is Constructive?
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A distance from one point on a wave to the nearest point.
What is wavelength?
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Water from one place to another.
What does energy transfer?
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Produce waves that keep traveling even when it stops.
What is a Vibration?
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The spacing in the compressions and rarefactions.
What does amplitude depend on?
A giant cloud of dust and gas called NGC 3603.
What does the Hubble Space Telescope show?
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The distance from one crest to the next crest or from one trough to the next trough.
What can you measure in wavelength?
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It's called a rest position.
What is a position called?
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The impact of a raindrop on the water.
What is a source of Energy?
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A rope, when you move the rope up and down.
What do you produce a transverse wave on?
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By changing directions when they travel from one material to another.
How do waves interact with matter?
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The wavelength will decrease.
What happens when frequency increases?
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The impact of the diver exerts a force on water particles.
What does a dive hit when he hits the water?
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Particle that move at right angles.
What is a transverse wave?
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The distance between particles in the compressions and rarefactions.
What does the amplitude of a longitudinal wave depend on?
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A small amount of energy is carried by light waves.
What does glass absorb?
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The result will turn out to be m times Hz.
What happens when you multiply wavelength and frequency?
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Transfers energy to the rope and produces several crests and troughs.
What does the motion of your hand do?
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