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Compression
Shear
Surface
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Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
Speed |
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| From flat center to crest |
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| Crest to Crest (or Trough to Trough) |
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| Time it takes for a crest to pass from one point to another |
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| Number of crests to pass a point in a set amount of time (usually a second) |
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| Formula for Wavelength, Speed, Frequency |
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| Speed=Frequency*Wavelength |
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| Waves turn when they change mediums |
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| Waves spread out when they pass through a small gap. Smaller gap=Bigger diffraction. |
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| Waves Collide. Constructive=increase the frequency. Destructive=cancel each other's frequency |
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| Light can knock electrons off of metal. Shorter wavelengths=higher energy electrons. |
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