waves Flashcards
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waves
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long body of water
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medium
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substance thaty can transmit energy
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transverse waves
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compressional wave
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sound waves
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water waves
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seismic waves
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crest
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troughs
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refaction
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wavelength
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frequency
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amplitude
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interference
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standing wave
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resonance
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eardrum
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cochlea
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intensity
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loudness
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decibel
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pitch
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ultrasonic
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overtone
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acoustics
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echolocation
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sonar
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intensity
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refaction
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diffraction
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wave
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medium
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transverse wave
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compressional wave
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sound wave
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water wave
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seismic waves
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wave
disturbance that travels through a medium, transporting energy from one location (its source) to another location without transporting matte
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medium
substance that can transmit energy
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transverse wave
cause the meduim to move perpendicular to the direction of the waves
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compressional wave
waves where the particle motion is in the smae direction in which the wave is propagating
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sound waves
pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium
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water waves
a combination of longitudinal and transvers waves are surface waves
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seismic waves
vibration in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity
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crests
the highest surface part of a wave
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troughs
lowest surface part of a wave
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refaction
the change in the direction of a wave passing from one medium to another
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wavelength
desribes how long the wave is
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frequency
the number of waves that pass a given point in one second
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interference
the superposition of waves
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standing wave
combination of two waves moving in opposite directions
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resonance
the occurrence of a vibrating object causing another object to vibrate a higher amplitude
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eardrum
a thin circular layer of tissue that separates your outer ear from your middle ear
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cochlea
fluid-filled cavity found in the inner ear
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intensity
magnitude of a quantity per unit area
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loudness
the human perception of sound intensity
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decibel
unit of sound
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ultrasonic
have a frequency above the human ears
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doppler effect
the increase or decrease in the frequency of sound light or other waves
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overtone
any resonant frequency above the fundamental frequency
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acoustics
the science concerned with the prduction,control,transmission,reception,and effect of sounds
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echolocation
a physiological procces for locating distant
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sonar
sound navigation and ranging
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pitch
quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it
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amplitude
the maximum displacement of points on a wave
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refraction
the change in the direction of a wave passing from one meduim to another
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differaction
the spreading of waves as they pass through or around on obstacle
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