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Microwaves
________- easily absorbed by water (radar, cell phone)
Pulse
________- one wave that travels through a medium.
Hertz
________ (Hz)- 1 Hz= 1 wave per second.
Amplitude
________- distance from center to crest trough.
Crest
________- top of the wave.
Physics
________: Waves and Behaviors Notes.
Wavelength
________- one complete cycle of a wave.
Trough
________- bottom of the wave.
Medium
________- material the wave travels through.
Light waves
________- don't require a medium, travels fastest in a vacuum.
X rays
________- imaging bones, radiotherapy.
Superposition
________- combining of waves.
Visible Light
________- only part of spectrum you see.
Electromagnetic waves
________- created by stars and celestial objects, no medium is needed (radio)
Mechanical waves
________- requires a medium (sound, water)
Transverse waves
________- moves perpendicular.
Amplitude measure waves
________ height and energy.
Note 
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