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12/12/23 waves
Question | Answer |
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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 | Move |
The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its | Frequency |
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 | Interference |
Waves combine to make a wave with larger amplitude in a process called | Constructive |
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 |
A wave travels through a medium because | Energy passes from particle to particle |
Mechanical waves are classified according to | How they move |
Frequency is measured in units called | Hz |
When a wave hits a surface through which it CANNOT pass and bounces back, it undergoes | Reflection |
Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called | Destructive |
Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder? | Light travels faster than soound |
Compressions and rarefactions are characteristic of what type of wave | Longitudinal wave |
The distance between two consecutive crests of a wave is called the | Wave length |