Copy of Waves Vocab Test (6/7/2024)

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The time required to complete one full cycle of periodic motion
Amplitude
A unit of frequency
Frequency
The number of oscillations per unit of time
Hertz
The frequency at which an object oscillates by itself
Natural frequency
The maximum displacement from equilibrium
Period
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The state that exists when a system is subject to driven oscillations at its natural frequency
Periodic Motion
A device consisting of a mass suspended by a string or a rod
Resonance
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
Restoring Force
Any motion that repeats itself over and over
Simple Harmonic Motion
A force that acts to bring an object back to equilibrium
Simple Pendulum
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A disturbance that travels from one place to another carrying energy along with it
Transverse wave
The highest point on a wave
Wave
A wave in which the particles oscillate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
Antinode
Interference that occurs when waves combine to form a larger wave
Crest
A point of maximum displacement on a standing wave
Constructive interference
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The material a wave travels through
Destructive interference
Interference that occurs when waves combine to form a smaller wave
Longitudinal wave
A wave in which the particles oscillate parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
Medium
A wave that requires a medium to travel through
Mechanical wave
A point on a standing wave that does not move
Node
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The principle stating that a resultant wave is simply the sum of the individual waves that make it up
Principal of Superposition
The distance from one crest to the next or from one trough to the next
Resultant Wave
A wave that oscillates in a fixed location
Standing wave
The combined result of adding the amplitudes of overlapping waves
Trough
The lowest point on a wave
Wavelength