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a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.
Medium
Transverse Wave
Compressional Wave
Sound Waves
Water Waves
Seismic Waves
Crests
Troughs
Refaction
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Refraction
Diffractions
Interference
Standing Wave
Resonance
Eardrum
Cochlea
Intensity
Loudness
Decibel
Pitch
Ultrasonic
Overtone
Doppler effect
Acoustics
Echolocation
Sonar
Wave
a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.
Medium
the intervening substance through which impressions are conveyed to the senses or a force acts on objects at a distance.
Transverse Wave
motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave’s advance.
Compressional Wave
waves where the vibration is parallel to the direction of motion.
Sound Waves
waves of energy that travel through mediums like air, water, or solids
Water Waves
a wave in the water
Seismic Waves
vibrations in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and even man-made explosions
Wavelength
the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
Amplitude
the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.
Troughs
a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.
Crests
The highest part of the wave
Refaction
the bending or change in direction of a wave as it moves from one medium to another
Frequency
the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.
Refraction
the amplitude
Diffractions
the process by which a beam of light or other system of waves is spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or across an edge, typically accompanied by interference between the wave forms produced.
Standing Wave
a vibration of a system in which some particular points remain fixed while others between them vibrate with the maximum amplitude.
Interference
the combination of two or more electromagnetic waveforms to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or canceled.
Resonance
the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
Loudness
how loud something is
Cochlea
the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
Eardrum
The tympanic membrane
Decibel
correspond to an arbitrary sound wave of intensity I, measured in watts per square metre
Intensity
the measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field.
Pitch
the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Ultrasonic
sound whose frequency is too high to be heard by the human ear
Overtone
any higher-frequency standing wave
Doppler effect
the change in the frequency of a wave in relation to an observer
Acoustics
the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound.
Echolocation
They produce sound waves at frequencies above human hearing, called ultrasound.
Sonar
uses sound waves to ‘see’ in the water
