Basic Wave Concepts

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Wave

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A repeating disturbance, or change, that carries energy from one point to another.

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Medium

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A uniform substance through which energy travels.

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Frequency

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The number of disturbances that pass a point in a given amount of time in a wave.

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Wavelength

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Distance between successive crests of a wave.

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Amplitude

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Distance between the highest point, or crest, of a wave and the flat, bottom level.

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Transverse Wave

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Wave that occurs when the particles of a medium are disturbed, or move in a right angle to the direction of the wave.

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Longitudinal Wave

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Wave that occurs when the particles of a medium move back and forth, or vibrate, along the same direction that the wave travels.

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Element

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a pure substance that contains one type of atom and cannot be broken down into a simpler substance

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Compound

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A substance made of two or more chemical elements bonded to each other

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Homogeneous mixture

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A mixture in which the components are uniformly distributed throughtout and where the composition if the mixture is the same throughout