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Waves Quiz
Question | Answer |
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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 waves due to a change in speed is called _____________. | Refraction |
The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as | Diffraction |
The interaction between two waves that meet is called ___________. | Interference |
Waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude in a process called ________. | Constructive Wave |
When an incoming wave combines with a reflected wave in such a way that the combined wave appears to be standing still, the result is a _____________ | Standing Wave |
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency __________________. | Resonate |
A wave travels through a medium because _______________. | Energy passes from partial to partial |
Mechanical waves are classified according to _____________. | How they move |
Frequency is measured in units called ___________________. | Hertz |
When a wave hits a surface though witch it 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 be for you hear thunder? | Light is faster than sound |
Compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of what type of wave? | Longitudinal |
The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the | Wavelength |