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Mechanical Waves And Sound

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another






2. The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






10. The number of complete cycles in a given time






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






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






13. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it






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






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






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






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






18. The lowest point below the rest position






19. Consists of the ear canal






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






21. The material through which a wave travels through






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






23. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






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






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






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






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






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






29. Wavelength x frequency






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






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






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






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






34. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






35. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds