| A | B |
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| harmonic motion | back and forth or repeating motion |
| cycle | a part of the motion that repeats over and over |
| system | a group of things we think are important to consider when analyzing something |
| oscillator | a system in harmonic motion |
| hertz | a unit of one cycle per second |
| period | the time it takes to complete one cycle |
| frequency | the number of cycles per second |
| amplitude | the size of a cycle |
| damping | any process that causes cucles to get smaller and smaller in amplitude |
| phase | a way to identify where an oacillator is in its cycle |
