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Question | Answer |
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the change in the direction of a wave when it encounters an object or edges | diffraction |
meaning of waves and they pass from a medium to another angle | refraction |
a pattern of a vibration that resembles a stationary wave | standing wave |
the bouncing back of a wave when it meets its surface or boundary | reflection |
interference that increases amplitude | constructive interference |
interference that decreases aptitude | destructive interference |
method of adding Crest through of interference wave together and describe a new wave | principle of superposition |
the combination of two or more waves that result into a single wave | interference |
points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructive interference | nodes |
sound produced by in the interference of sound waves that are used to tune piano strings | beats |
mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (such as air) and is the objective cause of hearing | sound |
the relative level, intensity, or extent of some quality or state | pitch |
Ultrasonic waves are acoustic waves that are so high in frequency that humans can't hear them; however, infrasonic waves are sound waves that are lower in frequency than what humans can hear | infrasonic |
sound whose frequency is too high to be heard by the human ear | ultrasonic |
a noninvasive test that can be used to measure the blood flow through your blood vessels | Doppler |
the science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound | acoustics |