Waves Matching
__1. Combination WavesA. not purely transverse or compressional
__2. Constructive InterferenceB. overlapping waves add their amplitudes together
__3. Destructive InterferenceC. Overlapping waves subtract amplitude from each other
__4. InterferenceD. when waves overlap
__5. polarizationE. waves oscillating at right angles to the direction it moves
__6. reflectionF. only waves vibrating in 1 direction allowed through
__7. refractionG. waves bounce off a surface and continue moving
__8. transverse waveH. bending of a wave due to a change in velocity
__9. amplitudeA. one object causing another to vibrate
__10. compressional waveB. wave that oscillates in the same direction it moves
__11. hertzC. shape of the wave
__12. light wavesD. measure of the energy in a wave
__13. longitudinal waveE. the material through which a wave travels
__14. mediumF. only wave that doesn't need a medium
__15. oscillationG. another name for compressional wave
__16. resonanceH. unit for frequency
__17. absorptionA. states of matter that flow: liquids & gases
__18. crestB. wave transfer its energy to the material
__19. diffractionC. the number of wavelengths passing a fixed point every second
__20. fluidD. the bottom of a wave
__21. frequencyE. the top of a wave
__22. troughF. distance between 1 point in a wave and another just like it
__23. wavelengthG. how fast a wave moves forward
__24. wave velocityH. an object causing a wave to bend around it to keep moving
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