3.2 Review

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What is amplitude?

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A measure of how far the particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.

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What is wave period?

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The time required for one cycle of a wave to repeat.

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What is a wave?

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

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What unit is frequency expressed in?

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Hertz (Hz).

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What is wave speed?

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The speed at which a wave travels.

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What is wavelength?

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The distance between two consecutive points of the same phase on a wave.

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What is frequency?

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The number of cycles of a wave that occur in one second.

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What is a medium in the context of waves?

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The substance through which a wave travels.

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What is the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength?

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Wave speed = frequency × wavelength.

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What is a transverse wave?

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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.