Sound waves quiz

Energy Wave

the powerful, kinetic force in ocean waves used for renewable power

Sound

vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

vibrations

an instance of vibrating.

speaker

a person who speaks.

Electromagnetic Force

a fundamental interaction governing charged particles, attracting opposite charges (like protons and electrons) and repelling like charges, holding atoms together and creating phenomena from magnetism to light

Crest

The top of a sound wave

Trough

a channel used to convey a liquid.

Wavelength

the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.

amplitude

the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

Frequency

the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.

Rest line

the central, undisturbed baseline from which waves oscillate

Pitch

the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Echolocation

1. the location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.

Volume

the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.

Compression Wave

a wave where particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the wave's direction

Wave speed 

the rate at which a wave's disturbance travels through a medium, measured as distance per time

Medium

the intervening substance through which impressions are conveyed to the senses or a force acts on objects at a distance.

Thunder

a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.