c Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
repeating movement that transfers energy
A
Wave
2
Q
Solid liquid gas
A
Medium
3
Q
Back and forth in medium
A
transverse waves
4
Q
back and forth along the same direction.
A
Compressional waves
5
Q
comp. with noise
A
sound waves.
6
Q
wave in water
A
water waves
7
Q
earthquake
A
seismic waves
8
Q
top of wave
A
crests
9
Q
bottom of wave
A
though
10
Q
less dense of comp
A
refraction
11
Q
distance of wave.
A
wavelenth
12
Q
how tight a wave is
A
frequency
13
Q
high point on a wave
A
amplitude
14
Q
bending of a wave
A
refraction
15
Q
bending of a wave physically
A
diffraction
16
Q
Disrupting or combining waves
A
Interference
17
Q
amplitude and wavelength the same
A
standing wave
18
Q
absorbing natural frequencies
A
resonance
19
Q
part in the ear that vibrates
A
ear drum
20
Q
spiral with liquid
A
Cochlea
21
Q
amount of energy
A
intensity
22
Q
human perception
A
loudness
23
Q
loudness on a scale
A
decibel
24
Q
frequency
A
pitch
25
above 20k hz
ultra sonic
26
sound travels different on a moving object
Doppler effect
27
multiple frequencies
overtone
28
study of sound
acoustics
29
bats
echolocation
30
reflection of sound waves
sonar
