Exam 6: Waves and Sound

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Two speakers in a stereo emit identical pure tones.As you move around in front of the speakers,you hear the sound alternating between loud and zero.This occurs because of diffraction.

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As you move farther away from a source emitting a pure tone,the ___________ of the sound you hear decreases.

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The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.   -The wave with the largest wavelength is wave -The wave with the largest wavelength is wave

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In ultrasound the _____________ of the sound is much greater than in normal sound.

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You shout at a cliff,and hear your echo in 2 seconds.If the speed of sound in the air is 340 m/s,the distance of the cliff from you is __________.

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Combining two sounds of equal intensity will give a sound level 3 dB higher than the sound level due to just one of them.

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If a source of sound is traveling toward you,the speed of the sound waves reaching you is _______________ the speed the sound waves would have had if the source were stationary.

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The wavelength of a wave multiplied by the frequency of the wave is the wave's

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Match each item with the correct statement below. -measured in decibels

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An example of a longitudinal wave is

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A sound with ten times the amplitude of another sound is judged to be

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -when two wave are "out of phase" the result is

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Ultrasound is used

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In ultrasound the __________ of the sound is much greater than in normal sound.

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When the frequency of the source of a water wave increases,the speed of the waves traveling in the water increases.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -the distance between two successive 'like' points on a wave

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A water wave is an example of a transverse wave.

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A wave moves in a rope with a certain wavelength.A second wave is made to move in the same rope with twice the wavelength of the first wave.The frequency of the second wave is _________ times the frequency of the first wave.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -sound waves used to form images of internal organs

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Reverberation time of a room can be increased by covering the walls with better reflectors of sound.

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