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Wave Review
Chapter 1 Waves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a | Wave |
| Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to | Vibrate |
| The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its | Frequency |
| The bending of waved due to a change in speed is called | Refraction |
| The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as | Defraction |
| The interaction between two waves that meet is called | Interference's |
| Waves combine to make a wave with larger amplitude in a process called | Destructive |
| When an incoming wave combines with a reflected wave in such a way that combined wave appears to be standing still, the results is a | Standing Wave |
| What occurs when vibration traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency? | Resonance |
| A wave travels through a medium because | One partical passes energy to another |
| Mechanical waves are classified according to | The wave they move through objects |
| Frequency is measured in units called | Hertz (Hz) |
| When a wave hits a surface through which CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes | Reflection |
| Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called | Destructive |
| Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder? | Light before sound |
| Compression's and rarefaction's are characteristic of what type of wave? | Longitudinal |
| The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the | Wavelength |