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Science terms

Longitudinal waves that can only travel through matter

Medium

Sound waves

A rapid, back and forth motion that can occur in solid, liquid, and gas.

Vibration

Amplitude

The bouncing of a wave off a surface

Reflection

Compression

Which type of wave moves perpendicular to the medium?

Compression

Transverse

A reflected sound wave

Rarefaction

Echo

Frequencies of sound below human hearing range

Ultrasound

Echo

Transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels

Absorption

Echo

The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening.

Refraction

Diffraction

The perception of how high or low a sound seems

Pitch

Loudness

Name two types of mechanical waves.

Seismic

-transverse and longitudinal

-A change in sound frequency caused by motion of the sound source, motion of the listener, or both

Echo

Doppler Effect

-The distance from two corresponding (or the same) parts of a wave.

Amplitude

Wavelength

-How many waves can pass a given point per second, measured in Hertz (Hz)

What are waves

Frequency

-Highest point of a wave

Trough

Crest

Which type of waves require a medium?

Electromagnetic

-Mechanical

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