Wave Characteristics Flashcards

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Vibrations

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Produce waves

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Longitudinal Waves

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Squeeze together and then released

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Mechanical Waves

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Can only travel through a medium

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Transverse Waves

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Move back and forth at right angles

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Waves

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A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.

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Medium

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Can go through gas, liquid or solid in mechanical waves.

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Electromagnetic Waves

Back

Light and radio waves that don’t need a medium to travel

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Wavelength

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The length of one wave cycle

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Amplitude

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The height of a wave.

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Frequency

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The number of wave cycles a wave completes in one second.