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vibrations that transfer energy from place to placewithout matter beingh transferred.
waves
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the bending of light as it passes from one substance to another.
refraction
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the spreading out of waves when they pass through a gap or round the edge of an abstacle.
diffraction
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a flat mirror
plane mirror
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the vibrations of the waves are perpendicular to the direction in which the waves transfer energy.
transverse wave
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the vibrations of the waves are parrallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling.
longitudinal wave
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vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
sound
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the distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave.
wavelength
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the number of waves produced by a source each second.
frequency
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a waves maximum distance from its undisturbed position.
amplitude
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Card 2

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the bending of light as it passes from one substance to another.

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refraction

Card 3

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the spreading out of waves when they pass through a gap or round the edge of an abstacle.

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Card 4

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a flat mirror

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

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the vibrations of the waves are perpendicular to the direction in which the waves transfer energy.

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