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Mechanical Waves And Sound

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A point on a standing wave that has no displacement from the rest position






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






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






4. The lowest point below the rest position






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Wavelength x frequency






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






19. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it






20. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






21. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






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






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






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






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






26. The number of complete cycles in a given time






27. Consists of the ear canal






28. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






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






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






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






32. The material through which a wave travels through






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






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






35. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds