Copy of Waves Vocab Test (6/7/2024)
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5 questions
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| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
The time required to complete one full cycle of periodic motion | arrow_right_alt | Amplitude |
A unit of frequency | arrow_right_alt | Frequency |
The number of oscillations per unit of time | arrow_right_alt | Hertz |
The frequency at which an object oscillates by itself | arrow_right_alt | Natural frequency |
The maximum displacement from equilibrium | arrow_right_alt | Period |
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| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
The state that exists when a system is subject to driven oscillations at its natural frequency | arrow_right_alt | Periodic Motion |
A device consisting of a mass suspended by a string or a rod | arrow_right_alt | Resonance |
Motion that occurs when the force pushing or pulling an object toward the equilibrium position is proportional to the object’s displacement from that position | arrow_right_alt | Restoring Force |
Any motion that repeats itself over and over | arrow_right_alt | Simple Harmonic Motion |
A force that acts to bring an object back to equilibrium | arrow_right_alt | Simple Pendulum |
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| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
A disturbance that travels from one place to another carrying energy along with it | arrow_right_alt | Transverse wave |
The highest point on a wave | arrow_right_alt | Wave |
A wave in which the particles oscillate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels | arrow_right_alt | Antinode |
Interference that occurs when waves combine to form a larger wave | arrow_right_alt | Crest |
A point of maximum displacement on a standing wave | arrow_right_alt | Constructive interference |
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| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
The material a wave travels through | arrow_right_alt | Destructive interference |
Interference that occurs when waves combine to form a smaller wave | arrow_right_alt | Longitudinal wave |
A wave in which the particles oscillate parallel to the direction in which the wave travels | arrow_right_alt | Medium |
A wave that requires a medium to travel through | arrow_right_alt | Mechanical wave |
A point on a standing wave that does not move | arrow_right_alt | Node |
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| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
The principle stating that a resultant wave is simply the sum of the individual waves that make it up | arrow_right_alt | Principal of Superposition |
The distance from one crest to the next or from one trough to the next | arrow_right_alt | Resultant Wave |
A wave that oscillates in a fixed location | arrow_right_alt | Standing wave |
The combined result of adding the amplitudes of overlapping waves | arrow_right_alt | Trough |
The lowest point on a wave | arrow_right_alt | Wavelength |