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Side A ------ Side B
What is a wave? ------ a disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space.
Calculate the speed of a wave. ------ wavelength/period
What do waves transfer? ------ energy
What is the difference between a mechanical wave and an electromagnetic wave? ------ electromagnetic- does not require a medium, disturbance in electric and magnetic fields.
What is the connection between vibrations and transformations of energy? ------ simple harmonic motion- faces that push in opposite directions
How do particles move in transverse and longitudinal waves? ------ transverse- perpendicular , longitudinal- parallel 
How do particles move in a surface wave? ------ circles
How can you measure the amount of particle vibration? ------ period
How can you determine wave speed? ------ frequency x wavelength
What does the speed of a wave depend on? ------ medium
What do you know about ALL electromagnetic waves as they travel through empty space? ------ they travel at the same speed
What is the relationship between frequency and pitch? ------ pitch is determined by frequency
Understand the Doppler effect? ------ an observed change in frequency of a wave when the source/observer is moving
Understand how waves behave. Reflection, refraction, and diffraction.  ------ reflection- the bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface, diffraction- the bending of a wave as it passes an edge or opening, refraction- the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another
What happens when two waves interfere? ------ constructive- combining of waves where it is bigger than the original, destructive- resulting wave is smaller
What is a standing wave? ------ a vibration of a system in which some points remain fixed while others between vibrate

Side A ------ Side B
What is a wave? ------ a disturbance that transmits energy through matter or space.
Calculate the speed of a wave. ------ wavelength/period
What do waves transfer? ------ energy
What is the difference between a mechanical wave and an electromagnetic wave? ------ electromagnetic- does not require a medium, disturbance in electric and magnetic fields.
What is the connection between vibrations and transformations of energy? ------ simple harmonic motion- faces that push in opposite directions
How do particles move in transverse and longitudinal waves? ------ transverse- perpendicular , longitudinal- parallel 
How do particles move in a surface wave? ------ circles
How can you measure the amount of particle vibration? ------ period
How can you determine wave speed? ------ frequency x wavelength
What does the speed of a wave depend on? ------ medium
What do you know about ALL electromagnetic waves as they travel through empty space? ------ they travel at the same speed
What is the relationship between frequency and pitch? ------ pitch is determined by frequency
Understand the Doppler effect? ------ an observed change in frequency of a wave when the source/observer is moving
Understand how waves behave. Reflection, refraction, and diffraction.  ------ reflection- the bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface, diffraction- the bending of a wave as it passes an edge or opening, refraction- the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another
What happens when two waves interfere? ------ constructive- combining of waves where it is bigger than the original, destructive- resulting wave is smaller
What is a standing wave? ------ a vibration of a system in which some points remain fixed while others between vibrate