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Mechanical Waves And Sound

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels






2. The material through which a wave travels through






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






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






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






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






7. The number of complete cycles in a given time






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






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






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






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






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






13. The lowest point below the rest position






14. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






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






16. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






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






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






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






20. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it






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






22. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds






23. Wavelength x frequency






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Consists of the ear canal






34. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






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