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____ waves have oscillations of wave particles perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation .
Transverse waves have oscillations of wave particles ____ to the direction of wave propagation .
____ waves have oscillations of wave particles parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
Longitudinal waves have oscillations of wave particles ____ to the direction of wave propagation.
____ in a wave refers to how far a point is from the e quilibrium position .
Displacement ( x ) in a wave refers to how far a point is from the ____.
The ____ of a wave is the magnitude of its maximal displacement.
The amplitude ( A ) of a wave is the magnitude of ____.
The point of most positive displacement is called ____
The point of most ____ displacement is called a crest .
The point of most negative displacement is called ____
The point of most ____ displacement is called a trough .
The ____ of a wave is the distance between two crests or two troughs.
The wavelength ( λ ) of a wave is ____
The ____ of a wave is the number of cycles it makes per second.
The frequency ( f ) of a wave is ____
Frequency (f) of a wave is expressed in ____
The ____ of a wave is the number of cycles it makes per second in a reference circle.
The angular frequency ( ω ) of a wave is ____.
The angular frequency is expressed in ____.
The ____ is expressed in radians per second.
The ____ of a wave is the number of seconds it takes to complete a cycle.
The period ( T ) of a wave is ____
The period of a wave is the inverse of ____.
The ____ of a wave is the inverse of frequency.
The period of a wave is the ____ of frequency.
____ describes the ways in which waves interact in space to form a resultant wave.
Interference describes the ways in which waves interact in space to form a ____.
____ interference occurs when waves are exactly in phase with each other.
Constructive interference occurs when waves are exactly ____ phase with each other.
____ interference occurs when waves are exactly out of phase with each other.
Deconstructive interference occurs when waves are exactly ____ phase with each other.
The amplitude of the resultant wave of constructive interference is equal to ____.
The amplitude of the resultant wave of deconstructive interference is equal to ____.
____ occur when two waves are not quite perfectly in or out of phase with each other.
Partially constructive and partially destructive interference occur when ____
The displacement of the resultant wave of partially de/constructive waves is equal to ____.
____ waves have continuously shifting points of maximum and minimum displacement.
Traveling waves have ____
____ waves are produced by the constructive and destructive interference of two waves of the same frequency traveling in opposite direction…
Standing waves are produced by ____.
____ are points of maximum________ oscillation.
Antinodes are points of ____ oscillation.
____ are points of no oscillation.
Nodes are points of ____ oscillation.
____ is the increase in amplitude that occurs when a periodic force is applied at the natural (resonant) frequency of an object.
Resonance is the increase in amplitude that occurs when a periodic force is applied at the ____ of an object.
Resonance is the ____ that occurs when a periodic force is applied at the natural (resonant) frequency of an object.
____ is a decrease in amplitude of waves caused by an applied or nonconservative force.
Damping is a decrease in ____ of waves caused by an applied or nonconservative force.
Damping is a decrease in amplitude of waves caused by ____.
Sound is the mechanical disturbance of particles creating oscillating regions of ____ parallel to the direction of wave movement.
Sound is the mechanical disturbance of particles creating oscillating regions of compression and rarefaction ____ to the direction of wave…
____ is produced by mechanical disturbance of a material that creates an oscillation of the molecules in the material.
Sound propagates through all things. ____
Sound propagates fastest through ____.
Within a medium, as ____ increases, the speed of sound decreases.
Within a medium, as density ____, the speed of sound decreases.
Within a medium, as density increases, the speed of sound ____.
The pitch of a sound is related to its ____.