Waves Flashcards

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Amplitude

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The height of the peaks above the resting line in a wave

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Compression Wave

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A wave in which the wave's medium is compressed in the same directions as the movement of the wave

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Frequency

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A rate of something that repeats over and over

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crest

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The high point of a wave

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy in motion

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Longitudinal Wave

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A wave in which the wave's medium moves in the same direction as the movement of the wave

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Node

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A point where a wave crosses its resting line

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Pulse

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A short burst that travels as a wave

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Reflection

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The bouncing back of waves off an object

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Transverse Wave

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A wave in which the movement of the wave's medium is perpendicular to the movement of the wave traveling through the medium