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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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What is a periodic back-and-forth motion (or oscillation) that transmits energy?

A

Wave

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2
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What is the substance through which a wave transfers its energy?

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Medium

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3
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What are the high points of a wave train?

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Crest

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4
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What are the low points of a wave train?

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Troughs

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5
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What are waves in which particles of the transmitting medium oscillate at right angles to the direction of wave travel?

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Transverse Waves

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6
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What are waves in which the particles of the transmitting medium oscillate in the direction of wave motion?

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Longitudinal Waves

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7
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What is the term for the squeezed portion of the coils of the spring?

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Compression pulse

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8
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What is the term for the portion of the spring where the coils are spread out?

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Rarefaction pulse

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9
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What is the length of a single wave?

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Wavelength

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10
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What Greek letter represents wavelength?

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Lambda (looks similar to a wishbone)

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11
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What is the term for the number of waves that pass a given point per unit time

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Frequency

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12
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What is the SI unit of frequency?

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Hertz

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13
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What is the time needed for one cycle of wave to pass?

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Period

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14
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Formula for Period

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Period = Time/Waves = 1/Frequency

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15
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Formula for Frequency

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f = Waves/Time

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16
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What is the rate at which a wave travels through a medium?

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Speed

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17
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Formula for Speed of a Wave

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v = Lambda(f)

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18
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What is the change in the course of a wave as a result of a collision with an object of boundary?

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Reflection

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19
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What states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection?

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Law of reflection

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20
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What is the bending of the path of a wave as a result of a change in wave speed?

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Refraction

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21
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What is the spreading out of a wave after it passes through a narrow opening?

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Diffraction

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22
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What is the reinforcement or cancellation that occurs when two or more waves meet?

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Interference

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23
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What is the term for vibrations traveling through a medium in the form of longitudinal pressure waves?

24
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What is the strength of a sound wave?

25
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What is the effect of intensity on the way the human ear perceives sound?

26
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What is the measurement used for sound intensity level?

27
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What is the effect of frequency on the way the human ear perceives sound?

28
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What is sound that can be heard?

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Audible sound

29
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What are sounds with pitches below the audible range?

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Infrasonic sounds

30
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What are sounds above the audible range?

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Ultrasonic sounds

31
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What is the change in frequency caused by object’s motion?

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Doppler effect

32
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What is the main factor affecting the speed of sound in air?

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Temperature of air

33
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What is a violent compression pulse caused by constructive interference?

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Shock wave

34
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What is the loud noise that sounds when a shock wave hits the ear?

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Sonic boom

35
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What are the multiple reflections that cause the persistence of sound?

A

Reverberation

36
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What is a sound heard distinctly after being reflected from some object?

37
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What system, developed during WWII to locate submerged enemy submarines, emits sound waves underwater and analyzes the echoes reflected from submerged objects?

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SONAR (SOund NAvigation & Ranging)

38
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What is the procedure for calculating distance by measuring the time interval that elapses between the sending of a sound wave and the return of an echo?

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Echo ranging

39
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What is the process of dissipating the energy of sound waves?

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Absorption

40
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What is the study of sound?

41
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What is a series of organized sounds waves with specific pitches that have been deliberately arranged?

42
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What is random sound with no intended pattern?

43
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What is a definite pitch produced by a singing voice or musical instrument?

44
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What is the difference in pitch between one note and a second note that is twice the frequency of the first?

45
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What is the result of two notes interfering harmoniously?

A

Consonance

46
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What are two notes that interfere in a more disagreeable way?

A

Dissonance

47
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What is the distance between two notes?

48
Q

What is the burst of louder sound that rapidly fades in and out?

49
Q

What is the most dominant sound within a single note?

A

Fundamental

50
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What are the other sounds produced at higher frequencies than the fundamental?

51
Q

What describes the frequency relationships between the fundamental and overtones?

A

Harmonic series

52
Q

What is the distinct sound quality of each musical instrument or voice?

53
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What is the set of natural frequencies at which an object vibrates?

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Natural Frequencies

54
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What is the state in which two frequencies are the same or nearly the same?

55
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What reverberates the sound waves produced by the instrument to make the sound louder by resonance?

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