Physics & Math

Chapter 7: Waves & Sound

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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 ____.

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