Waves

Question 1

A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space.

Answer 1

Waves

Question 2

The matter the waves travel to.

Answer 2

Medium

Question 3

Matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.

Answer 3

Transverse wave

Question 4

Matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels.

Answer 4

Compressional wave

Question 5

This is also a longitudinal wave.

Answer 5

Sound Waves

Question 6

A combination of longitudinal and transverse waves and are surface waves.

Answer 6

Water Waves

Question 7

When the breaking crust vibrates.

Answer 7

Seismic Waves

Question 8

When the transverse wave has alternating high points.

Answer 8

Crests

Question 9

When the transverse wave has alternating low points.

Answer 9

Troughs

Question 10

Less dense region of a compressional wave.

Answer 10

Rarefaction

Question 11

The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

Answer 11

Wavelength

Question 12

The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second.

Answer 12

Frequency

Question 13

The energy carried by the wave.

Answer 13

Amplitude

Question 14

The bending of a wave.

Answer 14

Refraction

Question 15

When an object causes a wave to bend.

Answer 15

DIffraction

Question 16

When two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave.

Answer 16

Interference

Question 17

A special type of wave pattern that forms when waves equal in wave length and amplitude.

Answer 17

Standing Wave

Question 18

The process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies.

Answer 18

Resonance

Question 19

A tough membrane.

Answer 19

Eardrum

Question 20

The inner ear contains this.

Answer 20

Cochlea

Question 21

The amount of energy that flows through a certain area in a certain amount of time.

Answer 21

Intensity

Question 22

The human perception of sound intensity.

Answer 22

Loudness

Question 23

Each unit on the scale for sound intensity.

Answer 23

Decibel

Question 24

How high or low a sound seems to be.

Answer 24

Pitch

Question 25

Sound frequencies above 20,000 Hz.

Answer 25

Ultra sonic

Question 26

The change in pitch due to a moving wave source.

Answer 26

Doppler effect

Question 27

Made of sounds that are used in a pattern.

Answer 27

Music

Question 28

The difference among sounds of the same pitch and loudness.

Answer 28

Sound Quality

Question 29

A vibration whose frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

Answer 29

Overtone

Question 30

A hollow chamber filled with air.

Answer 30

Resinator

Question 31

The study of sound.

Answer 31

Acoustics

Question 32

The process of locating objects by emitting sounds and interpreting the sound Waves that are reflected back.

Answer 32

Echolocation

Question 33

A system that uses the reflection of underwater sound Waves to detect objects.

Answer 33

Sonar