Physics-Waves/Sound Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Transverse waves | wave that transfers through a medium and causes the medium to vibrate at right angles |
| Longitudinal waves | wave that transfers through a medium and causes medium to vibrate only in the direction parallel to the wave’s motion and transfers energy through that medium |
| Longitudinal wave in an earthquakes | moves as a series of compression and rarefactions |
| Amplitude | the amount of energy carried by a wave and the maximum displacement of a medium from the rest position |
| Reflection | occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through, like a racquetball hitting a wall |
| Refraction | the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an oblique angle, must travel at a different speed within the two media |
| Sound travels fastest through | cast iron |
| Doppler Effect | a change in sound frequency caused by the motion of the sound source (like a firetruck as it goes past you) |
| Pitch | sound source |
| Electromagnetic waves | transverse wave consisting of changing electric and changing magnetic fields, causes variation in wavelength and frequency |
| Formula to find frequency | speed of wavelength and the speed of the wave |
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