Copy of Waves Vocab Test (6/7/2024) - Trevor Townsend | Library | Formative

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
A unit of frequency		Amplitude
The frequency at which an object oscillates by itself		Frequency
		Hertz

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
A device consisting of a mass suspended by a string or a rod		Periodic Motion
Motion that occurs when the force pushing or pulling an object toward the equilibrium position is proportional to the object’s displacement from that position		Resonance

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The highest point on a wave		Transverse wave
Interference that occurs when waves combine to form a larger wave		Wave
		Antinode

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Interference that occurs when waves combine to form a smaller wave		Destructive interference
A wave in which the particles oscillate parallel to the direction in which the wave travels		Longitudinal wave

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The distance from one crest to the next or from one trough to the next		Principal of Superposition
The lowest point on a wave		Resultant Wave
		Standing wave