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Acceleration

rate of change of velocity

frequency formula

speed/wavelength

Mass

A measure of how much matter is in an object

transverse wave

A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels

Newton's Second Law

F=ma

Newton's Third Law

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Frequency

How many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time

Compression Wave (Longitudinal Wave)

Wave that the particles move backwards and forwards in the same direction as the energy transfer

Newton's First Law

an object at rest will stay at rest, an object that is moving will stay moving unless disturbed by an un balenced force.

Velocity formula

displacement/time

Speed formula

distance/time

Acceleration formula

final velocity-initial velocity/time

Velocity

the speed of an object in a particular direction


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