Waves Vocab Flashcard

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What is a wave?

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A repeated disturbance or vibration

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Instrument to model waves?

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Slinky Spring

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What is a medium?

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A material through which waves can travel.

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Waves transmit...

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Energy

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True of mechanical waves:

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Require a medium.

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True about electromagnetic waves:

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They can travel with or without a medium.

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Not a mechanical wave:

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Light

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On a longitudinal wave, areas where particles are close together are called...

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Compressions

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On a longitudinal wave, areas where particles are far apart are called...

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Rarefactions

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On a transverse wave, the highest points are called...

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Crests