Matching
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a. | amplitude | i. | refraction | b. | compressional wave | j. | resonance | c. | crest | k. | standing
wave | d. | diffraction | l. | transverse
wave | e. | frequency | m. | trough | f. | interference | n. | wave | g. | medium | o. | wavelength | h. | rarefraction | | | | |
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bending of a wave as it changes speed, moving from one medium to another
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2.
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forms when waves of equal wavelength and amplitude , but traveling opposite directions,
continuously interfere with each other, has points called nodes that do not move
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3.
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rhythmic disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space;
exists only as long it has energy to carry
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4.
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lowest point of a transverse wave
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5.
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ability of an object to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural
frequency
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6.
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measures of how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second and is expressed in
Hertz, Hz
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7.
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occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave
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8.
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distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it on the
following wave; as frequency increases, the wavelength always decreases
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9.
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wave where the matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the
wave travels
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10.
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highest point of a transverse wave
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11.
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describes the bending of waves around a barrier; also can occur
when a wave passes through a narrow
opening
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12.
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measure of the energy carried by a wave
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13.
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the least dense region of a compressional wave
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14.
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wave where the matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the
direction that the wave travels; has crests and troughs (water)
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any material- solid, liquid, gas, or combination of these- that a
waves transfers energy through
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