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Waves and Energy
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7th Grade
01/05/2012

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Vibration
Definition
The disturbance that starts a wave.
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Energy Transfer
Definition
What a wave does
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Crest
Definition
The highest point of a wave
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Transverse wave
Definition
A wave in which the energy and particles move perpendicular to each other.
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Trough
Definition
The lowest point of a wave
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Energy
Definition
What a wave carries
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Frequency
Definition
The amount of times the wave passes a certain point
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Wavelength
Definition
The distance between two sucessful crests or troughs.
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Amplitude
Definition
The height of a crest or trough from the rest point
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Parallel
Definition
Two things going in a straight line that can never touch
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Perpendicular
Definition
Two straight lines that cross over each other to form four right angles
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Seismic waves
Definition
Waves that pass through the ground to create earthquakes
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Rest
Definition
The position that the wave started in
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Rarefaction
Definition
Part of a wave where the particles are spread apart
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Matter
Definition
A substance that takes up space
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Longitudinal wave
Definition
Energy and particles move parallel to each other
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Compression
Definition
Part of a wave where particles are crowded together
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Waves
Definition
Objects that carry energy
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Medium
Definition
A substance
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Electromagnetic wave
Definition
A wave that does not need a medium to travel through
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Mechanical wave
Definition
A wave that needs a medium to travel through
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