Chapter Ten vocab Integrated Science I
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Star | a large glowing ball of gas in space that generates energy through nuclear fusion in its core |
| Transverse Waves | a wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels |
| Through | the lowest point of a transverse wave |
| Wavelength | the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave |
| Crest | the highest point of a transverse wave |
| Frequency | The number of complete cycles per unit time for a periodic motion |
| Hertz | the unit of measurement for frequency, equal to one cycle per second |
| Medium | the material through which a wave travels |
| period | the time required for one complete cycle of a periodic motion |
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