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Card 16
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A position of minimum displacement in a stationary wave
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Card 17
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A device used to display and analyse waveforms
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Card 18
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A measure of how far ahead a wave is compared to another wave, usually expressed in terms of the wavelength
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Card 19
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The time taken for a wave to complete one full cycle
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Card 20
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The difference in phase between two points on a wave. It is usually expressed in radians
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Card 21
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The restriction of a wave so that it can only oscillate in a single plane. This can only occur for transverse waves
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Card 22
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Waves that transfer energy from one point to another without a transfer of matter
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Card 23
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The bouncing of a wave at a boundary. The angle of incidence will equal to the angle of reflection
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Card 24
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The changing of speed of a wave as it passes into a new medium. If it passes into an optically denser medium, it will slow down.
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Card 25
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A material property that is equal to the ratio between the speed of light in a vacuum, and the speed of light in a given material
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