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Mechanical Waves And Sound

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The time required for one cycle - a complete motion that returns to its starting point






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






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






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






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






6. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds






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






8. The number of complete cycles in a given time






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






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






11. The lowest point below the rest position






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






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






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






15. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






16. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






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






18. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it






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






20. The material through which a wave travels through






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Consists of the ear canal






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






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






30. Wavelength x frequency






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






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






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






34. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






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