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Waves in General
Wave Properties
Electromagnetic Waves
Important Info.
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What are waves?
Rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter.
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What is a crest?
the highest part of a transverse wave
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Require a Medium to travel through ?

Fales

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The medium sound travels in?

Air, water, rock

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What are mechanical waves?
The type of waves that use matter to transfer energy.
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What is through

lowest point of a wave

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What wave can be diasvantages and cause skin cancer?

Ultraviolet Rays

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The medium earthquakes move in

rock

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Energy moves in ________

waves

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What is frequency?
the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
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Wave that is helpful in medical treatments to kill cancer cells?

Gamma Rays

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The medium light travels in

nothing

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What is a medium?
The material through which a wave travels
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What is Hertz?

the unit of measurement for frequency

1 Hertz = 1 Wave/second

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Waves used in cell phone communications?

Microwaves

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What is an echo?
a reflective sound wave
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What are types of electromagnetic waves?
Possible answers: Radio waves Infrared waves Visible light waves Ultra violet waves X-Rays Gamma Rays
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what is amplitude

furthest distance away from the resting point 

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Wave that has the lowest Frequency ?

Radio

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name of the movement of a wave,

that travels Back and Forth?

Longitudinal Wave