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100
How big a wave is
What is amplitude
100
Energy travels parallel to the medium
What is longitudinal
100
One tuning fork struck causes another fork to vibrate:
What is resonance
100
An increase in frequency when a car passes by followed by a sharp decrease in frequency
What is the Doppler effect
100
What is the top of the wave called?
What is a crest?
200
The number of cycles or vibrations per unit of time
What is frequency
200
The "silent parts of the wave" (amplitude of zero)
What is nodes
200
Two crests combined cause this
What is constructive interference
200
This happens when two tuning forks are slightly out of tune and struck at the same time
What is beats
200
If I increase the sound by 20 dB, the pressure will:
What is increase by 10 times
300
The length of a wave
What is wavelength
300
Energy travels perpendicular to the medium
What is transverse
300
A car passing by causes this
What is the doppler effect
300
Sound waves travel _______ through gases than through solids.
What is slower
300
If I increase the sound by 20 dB, the intensity will increase by
What is 100 times
400
The densest portions of a wave
What is compressions
400
The loudest part (highest amplitude of a wave)
What is antinodes
400
A crest and a trough combined together form this
What is destructive interference
400
Sound waves are a type of _______ wave
What is longitudinal
400
If I increase the sound level by 20 dB, the loudness will increase ____ times
What is 4
500
The stretched portions of a wave
What is rarefactions
500
Waves combine together to form destructive or constructive interference
What is superposition
500
If I increase the frequency of a wave by 7/5, the wavelength will:
What is decrease by 5/7
500
Describe how sound is able to travel
What is by compressions
500
A wave with a velocity of 300 m/s has a frequency of 47.3 hz. find the wavelength
What is 6.34 m