Waves
Quiz by Heather Heaps
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- Q1motion that repeats itself in identical cyclespendulumharmonic motionoscillatorcycle30s
- Q2a physical system that has repeating cyclescycleoscillatorperiodpendulum30s
- Q3one complete “back and forth” of harmonic motionfrequencyperiodcyclependulum30s
- Q4a device that swings back and forthhertzfrequencypendulumperiod30s
- Q5the time to complete one cycleperiodamplitudefrequencyhertz30s
- Q6the number (or fraction) of cycle that occur within a select time (usually 1 second)hertzperiodfrequencyamplitude30s
- Q7unit for frequency; number of cycles (or fraction of a cycle) that occur in 1 secondhertzdampingresonanceamplitude30s
- Q8furthest point from midlineperiodic forcedampingnatural frequencyamplitude30s
- Q9increase in amplitude that results from a periodic force that works with the natural frequency (AKA: “push me higher” on a swing)dampingresonancemediumwavelength30s
- Q10gradual loss in amplitude that results from frictiontransverse wavewavelengthdampingmedium30s
- Q11the material through which the wave energy travelstransverse wavemediumwavelengthlongitudinal wave30s
- Q12the physical distance for one cyclelongitudinal wavewavelengthcompressiontransverse wave30s
- Q13energy and medium move perpendicular (90 degrees) to one anothercompressionstransverse waverarefactionslongitudinal wave30s
- Q14energy and medium move parallel to one anotherwavelengthtransverse waverarefactionlongitudinal wave30s
- Q15areas of higher density (“squished together”) within the mediumsubsonicrarefactionsupersoniccompressions30s