A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

The bending of waves due to a change in speed is called

The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as

The interaction between two waves that meet is called

Waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude in a process called

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

What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object’s natural frequency?

Energy from particle to particle

How do mechanical waves travel through a medium?

Mechanical waves are classified according to

Frequency is measured in units called

When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes

Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called

Lights faster than sound

Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

Compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of what type of wave?

The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the

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Term	Definition
wave	A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a
move	Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to
Frequency	The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its
refraction	The bending of waves due to a change in speed is called
diffraction	The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as
interference	The interaction between two waves that meet is called
constructive	Waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude in a process called
standing 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
Resonance	What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object’s natural frequency?
Energy from particle to particle	How do mechanical waves travel through a medium?
how they move	Mechanical waves are classified according to
hz	Frequency is measured in units called
reflection	When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes
Destructive	Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called
Lights faster than sound	Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?
longitudinal	Compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of what type of wave?
wavelength	The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the

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