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






2. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






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






4. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






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






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






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






8. The lowest point below the rest position






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






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






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






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






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






14. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






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






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






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






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






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






20. The number of complete cycles in a given time






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






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






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






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






25. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds






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






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






28. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it






29. The material through which a wave travels through






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






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






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






33. Consists of the ear canal






34. Wavelength x frequency






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