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Chapt 1 Waves
Wave
Question | Answer |
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The bending of waves around an obstacle. | Diffraction |
The bending of waves due to a change in speed. | Refraction |
The bouncing back of waves off of an obstacle | Reflection |
When two crests or troughs interfere with each other. | Constructive Interference |
When a crest and a trough interfere with each other. | Destructive Interference |
The amount of waves that pass a fixed point in one second is the... | Frequency |
Frequency is measured in... | Hertz |
The distance between two crests or troughs is the... | Wavelength |
Compressions and Rarefactions are characteristics of a... | Longitudinal Wave |
A wave that can travel without a medium is an... | Electromagnetic Wave |
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another. | Wave |
Mechanical Waves cannot travel without a... | Medium |
Mechanical Waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to... | Move |
When an incoming wave combines with a reflected wave in such way that the combined wave appears to be standing still. | Standing Wave |
When vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency. | Resonance |