Physics & Math

Chapter 7: Waves & Sound

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The ____ of a sound is related to its frequency.

The ____ is a shift in the perceived frequency of a sound compared to the actual frequency of the emitted sound when the source of the soun…

The Doppler effect is ____

The apparent frequency will be higher than the emitted frequency when ____

The apparent frequency will be lower than the emitted frequency when ____

The apparent frequency can be higher, lower, or equal to the emitted frequency when ____

When ____, shock waves ( sonic booms ) can form.

When the source is moving at or above the speed of sound, ____ can form.

____ or volume of sound is related to its intensity.

Loudness or volume of sound is related to its ____.

Intensity is related to a wave’s ____.

____ is related to a wave’s amplitude.

Intensity ____ over distance.

Intensity decreases over distance and some energy is lost to ____.

____ support standing waves, and the length is equal to some multiple of half-wavelengths.

Strings and open pipes (open at both ends) support standing waves, and the length is equal to ____-wavelengths.

Closed pipes (closed at one end) also support standing waves, and the length is equal to ____-wavelengths.

____ also support standing waves, and the length is equal to some odd multiple of quarter-wavelengths.

As a shortcut, for ____, the number of antinodes present will tell you which harmonic it is.

As a shortcut, for strings attached at both ends, the number of ____ present will tell you which harmonic it is.

As a shortcut, for ____, the number of nodes present will tell you which harmonic it is.

As a shortcut, for open pipes, the number of ____ present will tell you which harmonic it is.

Sound is used medically in ____ machines for both imaging (diagnostic) and treatment (therapeutic) purposes.

____ is used medically in ultrasound machines for both imaging (diagnostic) and treatment (therapeutic) purposes.

____ is the rate at which a wave transmits the energy or matter it is carrying.

Wave speed equation: ____

____ equation: ν = f λ

Period equation:____

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Angular frequency equation:____

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Speed of sound equation:____

____ equation:

Sound level equation:____

____ equation:

Sound Intensity Equation:____

____ Equation:

Frequency of a standing wave (strings and open pipes) equation:____

____ equation:

____ equation:

Frequency of a standing wave (closed pipes) equation:____

Wavelength of a standing wave (strings and open pipes) equation:____

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Wavelength of a standing wave (closed pipes) equation:____

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Beat frequency equation:____

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