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Final study tool pt2
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- 1ConductionForm of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through direct contact.
- 2ConvectionProcess by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
- 3RadiationEnergy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
- 4Sound wavesA mechanical wave; requires a medium to travel to. Higher frequency waves make a higher pitch sound. Lower frequency waves make a lower pitch sound.
- 5WavelengthThe distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
- 6AmplitudeThe maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium (midpoint) position.
- 7CrestHighest point of a wave.
- 8TroughCompressional wave.
- 9Radio wavesElectromagnetic waves with the longest wavelength, lowest frequency, and lowest energy.
- 10Transverse waveA wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels.
- 11Infrared radiation" Heat waves "
- 12Microwave radiationType of electromagnetic radiation; used for cell phone communication.
- 13X-rayType of electromagnetic radiation used by doctors to take images of your bones, because these waves penetrate skin but not bones.
- 14Gamma raysHighest energy electromagnetic waves; used in some radiation cancer treatments.
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