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| anything that has mass and takes up space. |
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| a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
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a disturbance that sends energy through matter and empty space
* a motion of vibration |
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| substance or material that carries the wave (solid, liquid, or gas) |
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| is the stored energy of position possessed by an object. |
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| Gravitational Potential Energy (PEgrav) |
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| the energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical position or height |
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length of one complete wave cycle
* measure from one point on the wave to the exact point on the next wave |
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| maximum amount of displacement of a particle on the medium from its rest position. (Think: rest to crest) |
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| the point on the medium that exhibits the maximum amount of positive or upward displacement from the rest position |
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| the point on the medium that exhibits the maximum amount of negative or downward displacement from the rest position. |
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energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position.
* can be either kinetic energy (energy of motion) or potential energy (stored energy of position). |
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| how often the particles of the medium vibrate when a wave passes through the medium |
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| law of conservation of energy |
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| states that energy may neither be created nor destroyed. Therefore the sum of all the energies in the system is a constant. |
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| Named after James Prescott Joule, nickname for Newton-meter |
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work = force x distance
(product of an applied force on an object and the distance the object moves in the direction of the force) |
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| vibrations that travel through the Earth that carry the energy of motion |
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* created when something vibrates
* spreads away from vibrating object
* travel through sold, liquid, gas |
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| ocean waves or waves in water |
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* move in a circular motion
* move out from the vibrations |
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| any influence that causes an object to undergo a certain change, either concerning its movement, direction, or geometrical construction. |
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