Waves and Wave Properties

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What is a compression in a longitudinal wave?

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The area where the particles of the medium are very close together.

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What type of wave can only travel through objects?

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Mechanical wave.

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What is an electromagnetic wave?

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A transverse wave that can travel through anything, including a vacuum.

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Define vibration in the context of waves.

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Rapid back and forth movement that can happen to anything.

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What is an echo?

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A reflected sound wave.

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What is the Doppler Effect?

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The change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the wave source.

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What is refraction?

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The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another due to a change in speed.

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What is wavelength?

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The distance between two consecutive points in phase on a wave, such as crest to crest.

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What is frequency?

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The number of waves that pass a given point in one second, measured in Hertz (Hz).

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What is amplitude?

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The maximum displacement of points on a wave from its rest position, related to the energy of the wave.

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