4th g h.w Nov 28-Waves properties 1

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What is a medium in the context of waves?

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The object in which sound travels through.

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What are Mechanical Waves?

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Waves that require a medium to travel.

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What is a Transverse Wave?

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A wave in which particles of the medium vibrate at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.

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What is the crest of a wave?

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The highest point of a wave.

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What is amplitude in wave terms?

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The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium move from their rest position.

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What is wavelength?

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The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

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What is a sound wave?

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A type of mechanical wave that travels through a medium, such as air, water, or solids.

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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 a longitudinal wave?

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A wave in which particles of the medium vibrate in the same direction as the wave travels.

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What is a wave?

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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.