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






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






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






4. Wavelength x frequency






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






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






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






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






9. Consists of the ear canal






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






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






12. A unit that compares the intensity of different sounds






13. The number of complete cycles in a given time






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. When two or more waves overlap or combine together






23. The lowest point below the rest position






24. The material through which a wave travels through






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






26. The frequency of a sound as you perceive it






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






28. Consists of the cochlea and the auditory nerve






29. Any motion that repeats at regular time intervals






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






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






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






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






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






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