Chapter 10: Waves 

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Diffraction

________: occurs when an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it.

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Seismic Waves

When objects on Earths surface absorb some of the energy transferred by ________, they move and shake.

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Wave

________: a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.

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Resonance

________: The process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies.

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Rarefactions

________: less-dense regions of a compressional wave.

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Refraction

________: the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium to another.

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Amplitude

________: related to the energy transferred by a wave.

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Interference

________: When two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave.

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Ocean Waves

________ are formed most often by wind blowing across the ocean surface.

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Period

________: the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point.

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Frequency

________: the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second.

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Light Waves

________ travel more slowly in water than in air.

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Sound Waves

________ usually travel faster in liquids and solids than they do in gases.

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Medium

________: can be a solid, a liquid, a gas, or a combination of these.

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Diffraction

________ and refraction both cause waves to bend.

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Constructive Interference

________ also occurs when the compressions of different compressional waves overlap.

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Sound

________ waves also can travel through other mediums, such as water and wood.

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Amplitude

________ is measured differently for compressional and transverse waves.

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Sound Waves

________ travel through the air to reach your ears.

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