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| the maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position |
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| a change in the direction of the wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening |
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| the number of waves produced in a given amount of time |
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| the combination of two or more waves that results in a singe wave |
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| a wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of a wave motion |
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| a physical environment in which phenomena occur |
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| the bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not go through |
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| the bending of a wave from as the wave front passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs |
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| a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency; the sound produced by one object causes the other object to vibrate |
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| pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still |
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| a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling |
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| a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium |
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| the speed at which a wave travels through a medium |
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| the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave |
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