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Waves review

Science chapter 1 review.

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What is a disturbance from place to place called? A wave.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to ____. Move.
The speed of a wave multiplied by its _________. Frequency.
What is the bending of a wave due to a change in speed called? Refraction.
Define diffraction. The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier.
The interaction between two waves that meet is called __________. A interference.
What is it called when waves combine to make a wave with a longer amplitude in the process? A constructive interference.
What is a standing wave? When an incoming wave combines with a reflected wave in such a way that the combined wave appears to be standing still.
_________ occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency. Resonance.
How do mechanics travel through a medium? Energy passes from particle to particle.
How are mechanical waves classified? How they move.
What is measured in Hz? Frequency.
Define reflection. When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back.
Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called ____________. Interference.
What's an example of how light travels faster than sound. Lightning and thunder.
Compressions and rare-fractions are characteristics of a ___________ wave. (ex. slinky) Longitudinal.
Define a wavelength. The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave.
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