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| memory device to remind us the 7 visible wave colors |
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| measurement of amplitude of a sound wave. Whisper is about 30; rock concert is 100 or more. |
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| measurement of the frequency of a wave in waves per second. Humans can hear as low as 40 Hz, and as high as 10,000 Hz. |
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| how frequently a wave is hitting something per second. Measured in units called Hertz |
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| distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next. |
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| the way a wave bounces off an object, such as a mirror. |
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| the way some objects bend light as it goes through them. Water and glass refract light. |
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| substance a wave is traveling through. |
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| a substance that does not need a medium to travel through. A good example is light. |
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| height of a wave. In the case of sound waves, it's called "amplitude". |
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| mechanical, or "compressional" wave |
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| a disturbance that only travels through matter (travels through a medium) |
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