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| all repeat in a regular cycle (ex. clock pendulum) |
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| the force that restores the object to equilibrium is directly proportional to the displacement of the object |
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| time needed for an object to repeat one complete cycle of motion |
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| consists of a massive object (the bob) suspended by a string |
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| when small forces are applied at regular intervals to a vibrating or oscillating object and the amplitude of the vibration increases (soldiers marching in sync, etc;) |
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| disturbance that carries energy through matter or space |
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| What requires a medium in order to travel (sound, water, etc;) |
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| single bump or disturbance that travels through a medium |
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| vibrates perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion |
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| disturbance is in the same direction as or parallel to the direction of the wave's motion (ex. sound waves) |
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| What have properties of both transverse and longitudal waves? |
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| What is the symbol for wavelength? |
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| shortest distance between points where wave patters repeat itself |
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| number of complete oscillations a wave makes each second (units are Hertz) |
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| What determines the amount of energy a mechanical wave carries? |
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| Only what can determine a mechanical wave's speed? |
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| wave that strikes the boundary |
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| What happens when a wave crosses a boundary between two media? |
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| it's partially transmitted and partially reflected |
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| What occurs when two or more waves move through a medium at the same time? |
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| displacement of a medium caused by two or more waves is the algebraic sum of the displacements caused by the individual waves |
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| principle of superposition |
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| the result of superposition of two or more waves |
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| caused by superposition of waves with equal but opposite amplitudes |
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| occurs when wave displacements are in the same direction |
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| constructive interference |
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| What is the result of constructive interference? |
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| a wave that has an amplitude greater than those of any individual waves |
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| where two equal waves pulses meet and these do not move at all |
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| occurs in constructive interference when the two waves meet and form a point with the largest displacement |
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| interference of two traveling waves moving in opposite directions |
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| In a standing wave, where are the nodes? |
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| In a standing wave, where are the antinodes? |
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| line drawn at a right angle to the crest of the wave |
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| line drawn at a right angle (perpendicular) to the barrier |
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| angle between incident ray and normal |
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| angle between normal and the reflected ray |
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| angle of incidence equals angle of reflection |
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| the maximum distance that the object moves from equilibrium |
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