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AWESOME WAVE STUFF
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| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to | move |
| A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a | wave |
| The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the | wave-length |
| why do you see lightning before you hear the thunder? | light travels faster than sound |
| when a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounce back, it under goes | reflection |
| the speed of a wave if its wave length Is multiplied by its | frequency |
| waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude in a process called | constructive interference |
| the bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is called | diffraction |
| the bending of waves due to a change in speed is called | refraction |
| what occurs when vibrations traveling through an object matches the objects natural frequency | resonance |
| 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 |
| compressions and refraction are a characteristic of what wave | longitudinal |
| how do mechanics travel through a medium | energy possess form particle to particle |
| mechanical waves are classified according to | movement |
| frequency is measured in units called | HZ |