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| -the squeezed together parts of a longitudinal wave |
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| -when a light wave moves from a more dense medium into a less dense medium, its speed ___________________. |
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| -the kind of wave that does not require a medium |
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| -the spread out parts of a longitudinal wave |
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| -waves transfer ____________________ |
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| -the distance between the crests of two neighboring waves |
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| -the maximun displacement of a particles of a wave |
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| -waves are often caused by _______________ (ex. vocal cords causing sound waves) |
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| -the speed of a wave depends on the ________________ in which it travels |
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| -the lowest point of a transverse wave |
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| -another name for the height of a wave |
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| -our eyes can detect light only within a range of ______________________ called visible light |
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| -the time it takes for one full vibration of a particle in a medium |
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| - a disturbance that carries energy through space |
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| -waves that require a medium are called ___________________ waves |
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| -waves that do not require a medium |
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| -when a stone falls in a pond, the waves spread out in circles called ______________ ___________________ |
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| -waves in which the particles move in a motion perpendicular to the motion of the wave |
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| -waves that cause the particles of the wave to vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion |
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| -the time it takes for one full vibration of a particle in a medium |
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| -this is the inverse of period |
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| -sound saves from a radio travel in this medium |
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| -seismic waves travel in this medium |
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| -the Doppler effect is an observed change in a wave's ______________________ |
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| -sound waves are (transverse) or (longitudinal)? |
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| -a wave has a period of 0.5 seconds; the frequency of this wave is __________________ |
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| -the frequency of a sound wave determines the ____________________ of the sound |
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| -the differences in color in visible light, such as those in a rainbow, are caused by differences in ________________ |
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| -light waves are (transverse) or (longitudinal)? |
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| -these waves do NOT require a medium |
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| -how loud a sound is depends on the __________________ of the waves |
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