Acoustics and Resonance
Across
- 1. decrease in amplitude
- 5. lowest point in a cycle; maximum point of rarefaction
- 9. a force that acts perpendicularly on a surface
- 15. amount of matter in an object
- 16. wave that is used to visually represent simple, harmonic motion or all the energy located at one frequency
- 18. a disturbance that creates changes in pressure throughout an elastic medium
- 19. multiple reflections (echo)
- 20. waves that were given their name due to the appearance that they are "stationary"
- 22. a disturbance of pressure that moves through a medium
- 23. type of vibration where one vibrating object will cause another object to start vibrating without touching
- 25. molecules move farther apart
- 27. the property of an object to return to its original shape
- 30. in motion, stays in motion; at rest, stays at rest
- 32. maximum upward displacement; maximum point of compression
- 33. number of cycles per second measured in Hertz
- 36. decrease of amplitude due to friction within the air
- 37. branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound
- 38. time it takes for one cycle to occur
- 39. some portion of the sound wave that is not transmitted or absorbed bounces from the surface of the boundary and travels in the opposite direction
- 40. vibration occurring from a point of rest, to maximum displacement, to rest, to maximum displacement, back to rest
- 41. unit that measures the intensity of a sound
Down
- 2. damping of a wave
- 3. waves where the displacement of the medium is parallel to the wave
- 4. sound passes through something
- 6. type of complex sound where two or more frequencies are not systematically related to each other
- 7. type of complex sound that consists of a series of frequencies that are systematically related to each other
- 8. molecules move close together
- 10. deals with space
- 11. type of vibration where an object vibrates as its own resonant or frequency
- 12. wave changes direction due to an obstacle
- 13. waves where the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the wave
- 14. analysis that complex periodic waves can be represented by the sum of its component frequencies, as well as their amplitudes and phases
- 17. something that is set into vibration by the action of another vibration
- 21. the distance from crest to crest, trough to trough, or a point on one wave cycle to the corresponding point on the next wave cycle
- 24. influence that causes an object to undergo a change in speed, direction, or shape
- 26. the maximum displacement from position of rest; perception is loudness
- 28. deals with time
- 29. wave changes direction because of a local difference of temperature in the air
- 31. frequency at which an elastic system will vibrate if set into vibration and left alone
- 34. the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas
- 35. type of sound that is characterized by waves that consist of two or more frequencies