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Constructive interference is always helpful. |
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Beats have a lower frequency than the interfering waves that form them. |
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Atomic clocks use the vivrations of cesium atoms to tell time. |
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No damping occurs in ideal periodic motion. |
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Periodic motion is rate in nature. |
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| When two waves interfere out of phase, they experience... |
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| When two waves interfere in phase, they experience... |
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| constructive interference |
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| When a wave bounces off a surface that doesn't completely absorb its energy, it... |
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| A single wave cycle or very short burst of waves is called a(n)... |
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| The fastest waves in the universe are ____________ waves. |
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| A pendulum's _________ energy is greatest at the bottom of its swing. |
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| At the peak of a pendulum's swing, its _________ energy is greatest. |
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| In periodic motion the opposite of damping is... |
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| The effect of friction on periodic motion is called... |
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| Making a string _____ or ______ will cause it to vibrate more slowly. |
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| While in the front yard, you can hear your dog barking in the backyard. This situation illustrates that sound waves can... |
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| After two waves collide, they... |
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Which is the best description for earthquake waves?
-longitudinal
-transverse
-neither longitudinal nor transverse
-both longitudinal and transverse |
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| both longitudinal and transverse |
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Which is the best description for sound waves?
-longitudinal
-transferse
-neither longitudinal not transverse
-both longitudinal and transverse |
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| Through which medium will sound waves travel the fastest? |
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| Mechanical waves cannot travel through... |
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| To shorten the period of a pendulum, .... |
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| decrease the length of the arm |
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| What force does not act on a pendulum? |
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| What was the first known practical use for pendulums? |
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| Increasing the mass of a vibrating object will... |
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| The unit s-1 is the SI unit for... |
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On a wave diagram, be able to label the following:
crest, trough, wavelength, wave height, rest position, amplitude |
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Which is the best description for water waves?
-longitudinal
-transverse
-neither longitudinal nor transverse
-both longitudinal and transverse |
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| both longitudinal and transverse |
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