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

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
The maximum displacement from equilibrium		Amplitude
The frequency at which an object oscillates by itself		Frequency
		Hertz

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Any motion that repeats itself over and over		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
A point of maximum displacement on a standing wave		Transverse wave
The highest point on a wave		Wave
		Antinode

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
A wave that requires a medium to travel through		Destructive interference
The material a wave travels through		Longitudinal wave
		Medium

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