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| The distance between two identical parts on two consecutive waves |
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| What is Red's wavelength? |
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| the distance from the midline to the crest or trough of a wave |
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| Greater amplitude means ______ light |
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| Greater amplitude means ______ sound |
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| How many waves pass a point in one second |
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| Hertz (Hz) or waves/second |
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| The length of time for a wave to pass a certain point |
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| Period is the _______ of frequency |
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| The speed of light is a __________ |
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| Sound waves travel through ______ while light waves travel through ______. |
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| Speed of sound in the air is _____ |
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| Direction of Transverse waves |
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| perpindicular to the direction of the vibrating source |
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| Examples of transverse waves |
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| guitar strings, string instruments, radio waves |
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| Direction of Longitudinal waves |
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| along the direction of the vibrating source |
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| Example of a longitudinal wave |
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| spring going up and down, or sound waves |
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| A wave of _________ passes along the Slinky |
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| Between each compression is an area of ___________ |
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| Areas of compression and rarefaction only occur in a |
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| Sound waves can travel through _______ & _________ because the molecules are ________ |
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| liquids, solids, vibrating |
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| Solids transfer sound the best or worst? |
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| Cats and dogs detect frequencies higher than humans |
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| A concert hall must have a balance of _______ & ___________ |
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| reverbration and absorption of sound |
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| Reverbration increases in ________ shapes |
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| Sounds does NOT travel through a ______- |
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| Reverbrations are like... |
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| Sound _____ from a smooth surface, just like light |
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| Carpet, chairs, drapes _____ sound |
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| when reFRACTION occurs when sound is traveling through... |
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| air of uneven temperature |
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| on a warm day the sound bends..... |
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| Dog can hear his master better on a ________ day because the air bends downwards |
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| dropping or striking an object |
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| You hear the _____ with forced vibrations |
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| forced vibrations match the natural frequency |
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| one waves overlaps another |
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| Constructive interference ________ amplitude |
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| Destructive interference _________ amplitude |
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| a distinctive pitch or frequency and duration |
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| a change of frequency of a wave due to motion |
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| Example of the Doppler Effect |
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| ambulance siren, passing racecar |
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| Spinning star shows a ______ shift and a _____ shift |
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| when the object is moving faster than the wave speed |
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| If a plane travels faster than the speed of sound, a ____________ is produced |
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| When the shock wave passes by, you hear a ___________ |
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| a high pressure and a low pressure |
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| the lowest frequency of a musical note |
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