BJU Science 4 Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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Vibration

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rapid pattern of motion

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wave

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vibration that moves energy from place to place

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medium

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matter that a wave travels through

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crest

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highest point of a wave

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trough

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lowest point of a wave

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amplitude

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measurement of energy in a wave

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frequency

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number of waves that pass through a certain point in one second

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wavelength

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distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave