Waves transfer energy _______ the source its disturbance.

A vibration occurs in an instant.

Waves carry energy.

Waves carry matter.

A wave needs ________ to move.

Mechanical waves require a ________ to move through.

Which are mechanical waves?

Elect all that can be a medium for a mechanical wave.

Which type of wave over at a right angle to the direction the wave travels?

Ocean waves are a ___________ wave.

The medium this wave passes through moves back and forth in the same direction the wave travels.

Sound waves are this type of wave.

These waves are caused by the breaking of Earth's crust.

What are the two parts of a transverse wave?

What are the two parts of a longitudinal wave?

Seismic waves are

The distance from one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

Describes the number pf wavelengths that pass a point each second.

Standard unit of measure for frequency

The amount of time it takes one wavelength tp pass a point

Periods are measured in units of

As the frequency of a wave increases, the period ______.

As the frequency increases, the wavelength ___________.

Wave speed depends on which 2 things?

Most waves travel fastest through

Most waves travel slowest through

Which waves travel fastest through air or empty space?

Sound waves travel faster when

When calculating wave speed, you

Energy carried by a wave is its

In a compressional wave, when the compression is more dense, the rarefaction is

A transverse wave has a ____ amplitude when the crests are shorter.

The higher the amplitude, the higher the

Waves behave in the following ways

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off

All waves can be reflected.

Which are examples of wave reflection?

What causes most water waves to occur?

The Law of Reflection describes the relationship among the angles of

The angle of incidence _______ the angle of reflection.

What does the 1 represent?

What does the 2 represent?

What is the bending of a wave that is caused by a change in speed as it passes through a medium?

The greater the change in speed as it moves from one medium to another, the ____ the bend.

Sound travels ____ in warm air than in cold air.

On warm days, sound bends ____________ the ground.

On warm days, sound travels

On cold days, sound travels

On cold days, sound bends ____________ the ground.

Air over a lake is ___, so sounds travel _______.

Light waves travel _______ in water than in air causing them to refract.

When light waves travel from air to water, the refracted ray bends ___ the normal.

Occurs when an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around an object.

Occurs when a wave passes through a narrow opening.

The amount of diffraction depends on the size of the obstacle or opening compared to its

When the object and wavelength are similar, there is

Diffraction is better when for sound waves with

You can hear car engines around the corner, but not the wind caused any the car because

Which radio waves have better reception in a city with tall buildings?

Which radio waves have longer wavelengths?

Radio reception is affected in New York City because it is

Waves diffract, or bend, more through ________ openings.

When two waves overlap and combine to form a new wave

When the crest of 2 waves arrive at the same time and place, it is ______________ interference.

Constructive interference ________ amplitude.

When the crest of one wave intersects the trough of a second wave, there is a ____________ in amplitude.

Noise cancelling headphones are an example of ___________ interference at work.

A special wave pattern that forms when a wave with equal frequencies and amplitudes travel toward each other & continuously interfere

Resonance is when an object is made to absorb ____________ at its natural _______________.

In resonance, an object can be destroyed by absorbing too much energy.