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| What kind of wave is a soundwave? |
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| a kind of wave caused when energy causes a medium to vibrate |
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| mechanical waves travel through this |
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| a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another |
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| a wave that moves up and down and side to side |
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| the high point of a tranverse wave |
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| the low point of a transverse wave |
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| where particles are pushed together in a longitudinal wave |
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| where particles are spread apart in a longitudanal wave |
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| kind of wave that does NOT need a medium |
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| the distance between crests in a wave |
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| the number of crests that pass a point in a certain amount of time |
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| wavelength X frequency equals this |
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| a repeated back and forth and up and down motion |
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| When a wave hits a surface that it cannot pass through, it bounces back. This is called...__________ |
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| waves that travel through the earth are called ______ waves. |
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| dangerous ocean waves caused by earthquakes |
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| The instrument geologists use to measure vibrations in the Earth. |
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| When two waves collide and their crests to combine to have a greater amplitude, this is called _________ interference. |
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| noise cancelling headphones use which kind of interference to get rid of noise |
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| when two waves collide and their crests and troughs combine to have smaller amplitude, this is called ___________ interference. |
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| what kind of wave is a sound wave |
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| which medium does sound travel fastest through? |
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| the wavelength of a high frequency wave is ___________ the wavelength of a low frequency. |
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| the wavelength of a high amplitude wave is ____________ than the wavelength of a low amplitude wave. |
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| what kind of instrument is a trumpet and a saxophone |
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| what kind of instrument is a violin? |
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| what kind of instrument are bongos? |
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| technology used to reflect sound to locate things under water is called _________. |
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| technology using radio waves to locate direction of and distance of airplanes |
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| bats and dolphins use this to locate prey |
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| these waves send signals to cell phones and used to cook. |
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| used to see cavities and broken bones |
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| Used to see unborn baby inside stomach |
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| used to find leaks in a house |
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