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Details Title: IPC Description: waves Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 01/24/2005 13:02:56	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term circular waves Definition waves that move in concentric circles Term constructive inference Definition occurs when waves add up to make a larger amplitude Term continuous Definition connected to itself Term crest Definition the high point on a wave Term desrtuctive inference Definition occurs when waves add up to make a smaller amplitude Term diffraction Definition the process by which waves can bend around corners or pass throgh openings Term fundamental Definition the name of the first harmonic Term harmonics Definition multiples of natural frequency Term hertz Definition a unit of one cycle per second used to measure frequency Term longitudinal waves Definition a wave whose oscillstions are in the same direction as the wave moves Term natural frequency Definition describes how an object vibrates Term plane waves Definition waves that move in straight lines Term reflection Definition the bounce of a wave off a surface Term refraction Definition when light passes from one transparent material into another and bends Term resonance Definition an occurance whereby the natural frequency of a system is exactly in time with a force Term standing wave Definition a wave trapped in one spot Term transverse wave Definition a wave whose oscillation is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. Term trough Definition the low point on a wave Term wave fronts Definition another term used to describe the crests of a wave