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Chapter 11 Vocab
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Pendulum | an example of an oscillator |
Cycle | a unit if motion that repeats over and over |
Frequency | (1) in harmonics, the number of cycles an oscillator makes per second (2) in waves, the number of wavelengths that pass a given point in one second. |
Amplitude | the maximum distance from the average in harmonic motion; amplitude is often a distance or angle |
Period | the time for one cycle |
Oscillator | a system that shows harmonic motion |
Damping | word used to describe the gradual loss of amplitude of an oscillator |
Liner Motion | motion that goes fron one place to another without repeating |
Harmonic Motion | motion that repeats itself |
Hertz | a unit of one cycle per second used to measure frenquency |
Phase | refersbto where an oscilator is in its cycle |