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Physical Science Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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a back and forth motion that transmits energy

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wave

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2
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a substance through which a wave transfers its energy

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medium (media is plural)

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3
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a portion of a wave that only has a crest or only a trough

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wave pulse

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4
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a wave in which particles of the transmitting medium oscillate at right angles to the direction of wave travel

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transverse wave

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5
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a series of waves

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wave train

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6
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high point on a wave

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crest

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7
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low point on a wave

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trough

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8
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a wave in which particles of the transmitting medium oscillate in the direction of wave motion

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longitudinal wave

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the pulse of a longitudinal wave in which particles of the transmitting medium are squeezed together

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compression pulse

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10
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the pulse of a longitudinal wave in which particles of the transmitting medium are spread out

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rarefaction pulse

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11
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a spring that is stretched or compressed will produce a restorative force that resists the stretching or compression

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Hooke’s law

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12
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an oscillation caused by a restorative force that is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium

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simple harmonic motion

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13
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the length of a single wave

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wavelength

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14
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the maximum distance that particles are displaced by a wave

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amplitude

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15
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the number of waves that pass a given point per unit time

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frequency

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16
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the time needed for one cycle of a repeating process like the swing of a pendulum or the passing of a wave

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period

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17
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the rate at which a wave travels through a medium

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speed

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18
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a change in the course of a wave as a result of a collision with an object or boundary

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reflection

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19
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waves that strike the boundary

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incident waves

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20
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waves that “bounce” off the boundary

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reflected waves

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21
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states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection

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law of reflection

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22
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the bending of a path of a wave as a result of the change in wave speed

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refraction

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23
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the spreading out of a wave after it passes around an obstacle or through a narrow gap

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diffraction

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24
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the mutual reinforcement or cancellation that occurs when two or more waves meet

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interference

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25
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when two crests or two troughs meet

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constructive interference

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26
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when a crest meets a trough

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destructive interference

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27
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when waves completely cancel each other out

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complete destructive interference

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28
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the vibration traveling through a medium in the form of longitudinal pressure waves

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sound

29
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the strength of a sound wave

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intensity

30
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the effect of intensity on the way the human ear perceives sound

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loudness

31
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a measure of sound intensity that better reflects perceived loudness

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sound intensity level

32
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the unit of sound intensity

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Decibel

33
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the effect of frequency on the way the human ear perceives sound

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pitch

34
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sound in the audible frequency range of human hearing

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audible sound

35
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sounds with pitches below the audible range

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infrasonic

36
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sounds with pitches above the audible range

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ultrasonic

37
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the change in frequency caused by an object’s motion

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Doppler effect

38
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Speed of sound at 0℃ is ___

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331 m / s

39
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a speed above the speed of sound

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supersonic

40
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a speed below the speed of sound

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subsonic

41
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a violent compression pulse produced by constructive interference between waves produced by an object moving at supersonic speeds

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shock wave

42
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a loud noise caused by the shock wave from traveling at supersonic speeds

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sonic boom

43
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multiple reflections that cause persistence of sound

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reverberation

44
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a sound heard distinctly after being reflected from some object

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echo

45
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a system that emits sound waves underwater and analyzes the echoes reflected from submerged objects to determine the size, distance, and direction

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sonar

46
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the procedure for calculating distance by measuring the time interval that elapsed between the sending of a sound wave and the return of an echo

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echo ranging

47
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the process of dissipating the energy of sound waves in matter

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absorption

48
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the study of sound

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acoustics

49
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a series of organized sound waves with specific pitches that have been deliberately arranged

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music

50
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random sound with no intended pattern

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noise

51
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a sound of definite pitch

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note

52
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the difference in pitch between a musical note and a second note that has twice the frequency of the first note

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octave

53
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the result of two musical notes interfering harmoniously

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consonance

54
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the result of two musical notes interfering in a disagreeable way

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dissonance

55
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the distance between two notes

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interval

56
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a burst of louder sound occurring when interfering sound waves are perceived as a single pulsating sound

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beat

57
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the lowest-frequency of the different sounds produced when an instrument plays a note

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fundamental

58
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any of the sounds that are produced when an instrument plays a musical note and that are at higher frequencies than the fundamental

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overtone

59
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the series showing the frequency relationships between a fundamental and its overtones

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harmonic series

60
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the sound quality of a musical instrument

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timbre

61
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any frequency in the set of frequencies at which an object vibrates

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natural frequency

62
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a situation in which a driving frequency of an object is the same as or nearly the same as one of the object’s natural frequencies

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resonance

63
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an opening to a hollow body that is next to the strings or membrane

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resonator

64
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the time it takes for a wave to pass a point

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period

65
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the inverse of a period

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frequency

66
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the main factor affecting the speed of sound in air

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temperature

67
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formula for frequency

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f = N / t (frequency = number of waves / time)

68
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formula for speed

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v = λf (speed = wavelength x frequency)

69
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formula for period

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T = t / N (period = time / number of waves)

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