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Wave Characteristics Flashcards

1
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Greek word for hearing

A

Acoustic

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2
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Measurable quantities that vary within a medium as a sound propagates through the medium

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Acoustic variable

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3
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Acoustic variables

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Pressure
Density
Particle motion
Temperature

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4
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Force in a given area

A

Pressure

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5
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Unit of force

A

Pascal (Pa)

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6
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Other units for pressure

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Pounds per square inch

N/m2

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7
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Concentration of matter

Mass per unit volume

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Density

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8
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Unit for density

A

Kg/cm3

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9
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Concentration for heat energy

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Temprature

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10
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Unit for temp

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Degrees fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin

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11
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Distance moved by the molecules in the medium

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Particle motion

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12
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Unit for distance/particle motion

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Nanometer

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13
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Two most widely used acoustic variable

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Pressure

Density

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14
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Rayles

A

Kg/ms2

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15
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Maximum variation

Measure how far variable gets away

A

Amplitude

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16
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Rate at which work is done

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Power

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17
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Unit for power

A

Watts

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18
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Power per unit mass

19
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Unit for intensity

20
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Intensity =

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Power/area

21
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The higher the frequency, _______ the volume

22
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Speed at which sound moves throuh a medium

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Propagation speed

23
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Speed =

A

Wavelength x frequency

24
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Unit for propagation speed

A

Meters per second

25
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Sound propagation properties

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Elasticity
Density
Bulk modulus
Compressibilty

26
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Ability of an object to return to its original shape

A

Elasticity

27
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Mass per unit volume

28
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Symbol used in density

29
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Velocity is ____________ to thr square of density

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Inversely proportional

30
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Fractional decrease in volume when pressure is applied

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Compressibility

31
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Velocity of sound is _______ to the squaee root of compressibility

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Inversely proportional

32
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Symbol for compressibility

33
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Reciprocal of compressibility

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Bulk modulus

34
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Bulk modulus is _______ to the velocity of sound

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Proportional

35
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Compressibility is also known as

36
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Resistance of the material to compression

“Hardness”

37
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Relative measurement that compare value at one point

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Decibels (dB)

38
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Decibel is also known as

A

Relative scale

39
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The decibel scale is ________ of the bel scale

40
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Scale is the “bel” scale is named after

A

Alexander Graham Bell

41
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It is a logarithmic scale

42
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Useful in expressing data that covers a wide range of values

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Logarithmic scale

43
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Abbreviation of logarithm

44
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The number of tens that must be multiplied together that result in that number

Ultrasound (6 decks)

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