Science Sound Waves Quiz Review

Energy Wave

a disturbance that transfers energy through a medium or space

Sound

the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.

Vibrations

instinctive feelings supposedly influencing human communication, a characteristic atmosphere felt to be emanating from places or objects

Speaker

an electro-acoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible

Electromagnetic Force

a fundamental interaction between electrically charged particles, combining electric and magnetic forces, responsible for everything from atoms to electronics

Crest

the head or top of anything, a ridge or ridge-like formation.

Trough

any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves, the lowest point, especially in an economic cycle.

Wavelength

Physics.,  the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.

Amplitude

the absolute value of the maximum displacement from a zero value during one period of an oscillation.

Frequency

the number of periods or regularly occurring events of any given kind in unit of time, usually in one second

Rest line

The line at which everything is at rest

Pitch

to set at a certain point, degree, level, etc..

Echolocation

the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.

Volume

the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies

Compression Wave

a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.

Wave Speed

other names for phase speed

Medium

Medium an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced.

Thunder

a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.any loud, resounding noise. the thunder of applause, a threatening or startling utterance, denunciation, or the like.

What do waves transfer

Waves transfer energy through a medium or empty space