Amplify: Waves, Energy & Information Vocab

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What is a waveform?

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A curved line that shows the pattern of a wave.

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What does collision mean?

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Two or more things bumping into each other.

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What does it mean to communicate?

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To share information.

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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What does normal refer to in the context of waves?

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The water level without waves.

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What is amplitude?

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The height of a wave from its rest position.

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What is wavelength?

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The distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave.

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What does it mean to vibrate?

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To move back and forth quickly.

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What is a pattern in waves?

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A repeated arrangement or sequence in the wave's shape.

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What is a particle?

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A small piece of matter.