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Wave Chapter 1
| 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 | speed🥥 |
| 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 | destructive interference🥐 |
| Waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude in a process called | Constructive interference🩰 |
| 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? | Resonance🥥 |
| How do mechanical waves travel through a medium? | Vibration 🥞 |
| Mechanical waves are classified according to | transverse, longitudinal, and torsional waves🥯 |
| Frequency is measured in units called | Hertz🥐 |
| hen a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes | Reflected 🩰 |
| Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called | Constructive interference🧸 |
| Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder? | light travels 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🥐 |
| Draw and understand what a complete wave looks like: | It goes up and down 🥯 |