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movement |through |a |medium |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Propagation



Can |be |defined |as |a |disturbance |that |moves |through |a |medium |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wave



Can |be |defined |as |a |recurring |disturbance |advancing |through |space |with |or |without |the |use |of
|a |physical |medium |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wave |motion




Which |type |of |waves |are |water |waves |known |as |because |the |motion |of |the |water |is |up |and |
down, |or |at |right |angles |to |the |direction |in |which |the |waves |are |traveling? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Transverse



Type |of |waves |which |the |disturbance |takes |place |in |the |direction |of |propagation |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Longitudinal



The |vehicle |through |which |the |wave |travels |from |one |point |to |the |next |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Medium



The |position |in |which |a |particle |of |matter |would |have |been |called |if |it |were |not |disturbed |by |
wave |motion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reference |line



The |distance |in |space |occupied |by |one |cycle |of |a |radio |wave |at |any |given |instant |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Wavelength



Unit |of |measurement |that |wavelengths |are |expressed |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Meters

,A |wave |property |that |gives |a |relative |indication |of |the |amount |of |energy |the |wave |transmits |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Amplitude



A |continuous |series |of |waves |that |are |called |having |the |same |amplitude |and |wavelength |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wave |train



The |number |of |vibrations, |or |cycles, |of |a |wave |train |in |a |unit |of |time |is |called |the |frequency |of
|the |wave |train |and |is |measured |in |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hertz




Which |term |refers |to |the |number |of |occurrences |that |take |place |in |one |second? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Hertz



Which |propagation |property |is |the |rate |at |which |the |disturbance |travels |through |the |medium, |
or |the |velocity |with |which |the |crest |of |the |wave |moves |along? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Velocity



What |is |the |time |in |which |one |complete |vibratory |cycle |of |events |occurs? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Period



What |is |a |wave |called |that |is |directed |toward |the |surface |of |the |mirror? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Incident



What |is |the |angle |between |the |reflected |wave |and |the |normal |called? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Angle |of |reflection



Which |law |states |that |"The |angle |of |incidence |is |equal |to |the |angle |of |reflection? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Law |of |reflection

,What |is |the |bending |of |the |wave |path |when |the |waves |meet |an |obstruction? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Diffraction



What |is |the |apparent |change |in |frequency |or |pitch |when |a |sound |source |moves |either |toward
|or |away |from |the |listener, |or |when |the |listener |moves |either |toward |or |away |from |the |sound |


source |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Doppler |Effect



How |does |sound |travel |through |a |medium? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wave |motion



In |the |study |of |physics, |what |is |defined |as |a |range |of |compression-wave |frequencies |to |which |
the |human |ear |is |sensitive? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sound



Which |type |of |sounds |are |capable |of |being |heard |by |the |human |ear? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Sonics



The |Navy |has |set |an |arbitrary |upper |limit |for |sonics |at |10,000 |hertz |and |a |lower |limit |at |what?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-15 |Hertz




What |is |the |standard |practice |used |to |refer |to |sounds |above |10,000 |hertz? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Ultrasound



What |are |sounds |below |15 |hertz |known |as? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infrasonic



How |many |basic |elements |for |transmission |and |reception |of |sound |must |be |present |before |a |
sound |can |be |produced? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Three



Which |two |general |groups |may |sounds |be |broadly |classified |into? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Noise |or |Tones

, Sound |has |three |basic |characteristics: |pitch, |intensity, |and |what |else? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Quality



Which |term |is |used |to |describe |the |frequency |of |a |sound? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pitch



What |is |a |measure |of |the |sound |energy |of |a |wave? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intensity



What |is |the |sensation |the |intensity |(and |sometimes |frequency) |the |sound |wave |produces |on |
the |ear? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Loudness



What |are |the |two |basic |physical |properties |that |govern |the |velocity |of |sound |through |the |
medium? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Elasticity |and |Density



What |is |the |ability |of |a |strained |body |to |recover |its |shape |after |deformation? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Elasticity



What |property |of |a |medium |or |substance |is |the |mass |per |unit |volume |of |the |medium |or |
substance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Density



What |is |the |velocity |in |FPS |that |sound |will |travel |through |air |at |32 |degrees? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1,087



What |is |the |science |of |sound |referred |to |as? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acoustics



What |is |the |reflection |of |the |original |sound |wave |as |it |bounces |off |a |distant |surface |called? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Echo



In |empty |rooms |or |other |confined |spaces, |sound |may |be |reflected |several |times |to |cause |
what |is |known |as |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reverberation

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