Chapter 25 Quiz

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The repeating, back-and-forth motion about an equilibrium is a wave.
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The source of all waves is vibration.
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The highest point of a wave is a ________. The ________ is the lowest point of a wave.
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The number of vibrations an object makes in a unit of time
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The medium, the speed, wavelength, and frequency of a wave are __________.
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you can calculate the speed of a wave by multiplying the _________ by the _________.
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When you drop a stone into a cup of water, the medium changes.
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_______ waves transfer energy from left to right.
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A(n) __________ is an arrangement of places where waves effects are increased, decreased, or neutralized, and occurs when waves from different sources arrive at the same point at the same time.
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Interference is a characteristic of all _____ motion.
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A standing wave only forms it half a wavelength or a multiple of half a wavelength fits exactly into the length of the vibrating medium.
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A blue shift is an increase in frequency. A red shift is a decrease in frequency.
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A bow wave occurs when a wave source moves ________ than the waves it produces.
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Sonic boom is a cone-shaped wave produced by an object moving at supersonic speed through a fluid.
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Sonic booms are produced at the moment that an aircraft flies through the "sound barrier."
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