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chapter 1 Quiz
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Term | Definition |
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A disturbance the transfers that energy from place to place is called a | wave |
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to | move |
The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its | frequency |
The bending of waves due to change in speed is | refraction |
The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as | diffraction |
The interaction between two waves that meet is called | interferce |
waves combine to make a wave with larger ampitude in aprocess called | constructive interference |
when an in coming wave combines with a reflected wave in a such a way that combined wave appears to be standing still,the result | standing wave |
what occurs when vibrations travelingb through an object match the object's natural frequency? | osillatina |
a wave travels through a medium because | the waves energy passes from particle to particle |
Mechanical waves are classified according to | how they move |
frequency is measured in units called | hertz |
when a wave hits a surface through which it cannotg pass bouces back, it under goes | reflection |
waves combine to produce a smaller or zero amplitude wave in process called | destructive interference |
why do you see lighting from a distant storm before you hear thunder? | light travels faster than sound |
compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of what type of wave? | longitudinal wave |
The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the | wavelength |