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There are two main categories of waves. They are:
longitudinal and transverse
Sound is this type of wave
longitudinal
Light is this type of wave
transverse
The material a wave travels through is called a
medium
The type of wave sound is =
longitudinal
One type of wave has regions of high density air called ____
Compressions
The same type of wave has regions of low density air called ____
Rarefactions
Light is this type of wave.
Transverse
The type of wave that light is has peaks and valleys, not high density and low
density. The peaks are called _______________ and the valleys are called
_______________
crests, troughs
The speed of sound in air is
340 m/s
When like wave parts of waves overlap, they undergo a type of interference called
_______________ interference.
Constructive
When unlike wave parts overlap, it is called _______________ interference.
Destructive
The fact that waves actually can overlap, unlike two solid objects, is proof that waves are not so much things, but disturbances of a medium The term (It's a principle) that describes this fact is called the _______________ principle.
Superposition
All waves have frequency, wavelength, velocity, and periods, it does not matter which type of wave it is. The one that describes the number of waves made each second is the _____________ The one that describes the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough is the _______________
frequency, wavelength
If a wave travels 340m/s and has a wavelength of 4m, its frequency is
85 hertz
Waves have an equilibrium line that runs down their middle (It is easier to see the type of wave light is than the type that is sound. The distance from this midpoint/equilibrium line to the wave's highest point (Or lowest) is called the
amplitude
Frequency is measured in _______________ If the frequency of a wave is 20000 and the wavelength is 2m, its speed is _______________
hertz, 40,000 m/s
When the frequency of a wave gets altered because the object making the sounds OR hearing the sounds is moving, the phenomenon is called the ______
Doppler effect
During the Doppler effect, if the object making the sound is getting closer to the listener, the frequency gets ____
Higher
If the objects in a Doppler effect example are separating, the frequency gets
Lower
A wave that looks like it is standing still but vibrating in place (This is an illusion, it is very much moving) is called a _______________ wave. It possesses parts with minimum amplitude, called _______________ And parts with maximum amplitude called _______________ (the waves created by musical instruments use these waves)
standing, nodes, antinode
A wave takes on a V-shape when the object producing the wave moves _______ than the wave it produces. This V-shaped wave is called a _______________ wave when it's made in water, and a ____________ wave when made in the air.
Faster, bow, shock
When an aircraft moves fast enough to create such a wave in the air, it hurts when you hear it and is called a _______________ When an aircraft travels at a multiple of 340m/s, the speed is described by a single word followed by a number, _______________
sonic boom, mach
The musical term that is used to describe frequency is
pitch
The loudness of sounds is measured in units called _____
decibels
Waves below 20Hz are called _______________ B) Those above 20000Hz are called _______________
Infrasonic, ultrasonic
The speed of sound in a gas depends on _______________ & _______________ B) in solids, it depends on _______________
Temperature, mass of particles, elasticity
From the beats section, when two waves are overlapping, they are called _______________ - it is a super term for it.
Superimposed
Beats are when two different frequency sounds overlap and produce a pulsing sound which has its own frequency. It is called the beat frequency. What is the beat frequency if a 350Hz sound is played with a 345Hr sound? _______________
5 hertz
Some objects (They must be rigid) have a natural frequency. When forced vibrations of one object match the natural frequency of another, ______ happens.
Resonance
Sound is fastest is ( Solids // Liquids // Gases // Vacuums )
Solids
Light is fastest in ( Solids // Liquids // Gases // Vacuums )
Vacuums
Sound can't travel in ( Solids // Liquids // Gases // Vacuums ) but light can.
Vacuums
The consistent back and forth motion of an oscillating wave is called
Simple harmonic motion
The amount of time it takes to generate a complete wave is called the
period (T)
The bending of a waves when it changes speed is called
refraction
A wave bends towards the normal line of the medium in which it travels slower
important to know
What is a normal line?
A line drawn perpendicular to a mirror surface at the location where a ray of light strikes the surface.
The frequency an object vibrates at on its own when you strike it (Like striking a tuning fork) is called the ______
Natural frequency
When forced vibrations on an object match the frequency the object naturally vibrates at, it will vibrate with a large amplitude. This phenomena is called _____
resonance
The (medium // time // frequency) determines the speed of a wave.
medium
If a wave moves 600m/s and its wavelength is 12m, what is its frequency?
50 Hertz
If the period of a wave is 0.25s, what is its frequency?
4 Hertz
Solve this Doppler effect problem: I drive away from you at 80m/s and play a 5000Hz frequency. What frequency do you hear?
4047.6 Hz
Solve this Doppler effect problem: if I stand still and play 5000 Hz music, and you run towards me at 80 m/s, a what is the Fo?
6176.5 Hz
Solve this Doppler effect problem: What if we move towards each other at 80m/s with one person playing 5000 hz music?
8076.9 Hz
Solve this Doppler effect problem: What if we move away from each other at 80m/s each with one person playing 5000 hz music?
3095.2 Hz