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Waves
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Science
8th Grade
03/28/2012

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Term
gravitational potential energy
Definition
Stored energy an object has due to its position
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wavelength
Definition
The distance over which the wave's shape repeats (e.g. crest to crest)
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kinetic energy
Definition
Energy a moving object has because of its motion; depends on the mass and speed of the object
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frequency
Definition
The number of occurrences of a repeating (i.e. crest to crest)event per unit time
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thermal energy
Definition
The total kinetic energy in an object resulting from the random movements of its atoms and molecules
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electromagnetic spectrum
Definition
The range of all possible frequencies
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