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Wave Review #1
This is a review of Chapter 1 of our wave section. This is not suitable for cats
Question | Answer |
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A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another is 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.... | FREQUENCY |
The bending of waves due to a change in speed is... | REFRACTION |
The bending of waves around a barrier is..... | DIFFRACTION |
The interaction between two waves that meet is called.... | INTERFERENCE |
When waves combine to make a bigger wave, it is called..... | CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE |
When an incoming wave combines with a reflected wave in such a way that the combined wave seems to be standing still, it is called... | STANDING WAVE |
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency? | RESONANCE |
A wave travel through a medium because... | THEY NEED TO PASS THEIR VIBRATIONS THROUGH MATTER |
Mechanical waves are classified according to... | HOW THEY MOVE |
Frequency is measured in units called... | HERTZ |
When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it is called... | REFLECTION |
Wave combine to create a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called... | DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE |
Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder? | LIGHT WAVES TRAVEL FASTER THAN SOUND WAVES |
Compressions and rarefactions are characteristics of what type of wave? | LONGITUDINAL |
The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called a... | WAVELENGTH |
Why did nobody like the mummy? | BECAUSE HE WAS SO WRAPPED UP IN HIMSELF! |
How many ways are there to skin a cat? | 24 |
What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything? | 42 |
Are you bored yet? | YES |