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Mechanical Waves And Sound

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening






2. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds






3. A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels






4. The number of complete cycles in a given time






5. The response of a standing wave to another wave of the same frequency






6. Longitudinal waves - compressions and rarefactions that travel through a medium






7. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






8. A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels






9. When a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through






10. The rate at which a wave's energy flows through a given area






11. Consists of the ear canal






12. The highest point of the wave above the rest position






13. The material through which a wave travels through






14. Consists of the eardrum - hammer - anvil - & stirrup






15. An area where the particles in a medium are spread out






16. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






17. A point on a standing wave that has no displacement from the rest position






18. The bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle






19. A point where a crest or trough occurs midway between two nodes






20. Wavelength x frequency






21. Is the maximum displacement of the medium from its rest position on a wave






22. A physical response to the intensity of sound - modified by physical factors






23. A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another






24. The time required for one cycle - a complete motion that returns to its starting point






25. The lowest point below the rest position






26. When two or more waves combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement






27. A wave that travels along a surface separating two media (more than one medium)






28. A technique used for determining the distance to an object underwater






29. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






30. When two or more waves combine to produce a wave with a smaller displacement






31. A wave that appears to stay in one place - it does not seem to move through the medium






32. An area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together






33. The distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave






34. A change in sound frequency caused by motion of the sound source - motion of the listener - or both






35. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it