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the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle
reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
a physical response to the intensity of sound
pitch
intensity
loudness
resonance
a change in sound frequency caused by motion of the sound source, motion of the listener, or both
resonance
Doppler effect
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a smaller displacement
Doppler effect
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
Sonar
a wave that appears to stay in one place and does not seem to move through a medium
Standing wave
Sound wave
resonance
decibel
a point on a standing wave that has no displacement from the rest position
node
antinode
Sonar
Diffraction
the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement
Doppler effect
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
Intensity
a technique for determining distance to an object under water
Antinode
Pitch
Doppler effect
Sonar
the bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening
reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
a point of maximum displacement midway between two nodes of a standing wave
node
antinode
decibel
resonance
the interaction that occurs when a wave bounces off of a surface that is cannot pass through
reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
the interaction of two or more waves the combine in a region of overlap
reflection
refraction
diffraction
interference
the rate at which a wave's energy flows through a given unit of area
resonance
decibel
loudness
intensity
longitudinal waves consisting of compressions and rarefactions, which travel through a medium
standing wave
sound wave
node
antinode
the frequency of a sound as a listener perceives it
loudness
pitch
intensity
decibel
the response of a standing wave to another wave of the same frequency, with dramatic increase in amplitude of the standing wave
constructive interference
destructive interference
resonance
interference
a unit that compares the intensity of different sounds
intensity
loudness
decibel
pitch
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