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Card 6
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the smallest distance between 1 point on a wave and the identical point on the next wave
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Card 7
Front
the time taken for one complete pattern of oscillation
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Card 8
Front
the number of oscillations per unit time
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Card 9
Front
when waves rebound from a barrier, changing direction but remaining in the same medium
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Card 10
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when waves change direction when they travel from 1 medium to another due to a difference in the wave speed in each medium
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Card 11
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when a wave spreads out after passing around an obstacle or through a gap
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Card 12
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a transverse wave oscillating only in one plane
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Card 13
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the addition of two or more waves superposition that results in a new ave pattern
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Card 14
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two waves with a constant phase relationship
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Card 15
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a point that always had zero amplitude along a stationary wave caused by destructive interference
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