Across
- 1. The highest point above the equilibrium position
- 5. _______ = −(spring constant displacement)
- 6. a superposition of two or more waves in which individual displacements on the same side of the equilibrium position are added together to form the resultant wave
- 8. At a _____ boundary, waves are reflected
- 10. a superposition of two or more waves in which individual dis- placements on opposite sides of the equilibrium position are added together to form the resultant wave
- 11. a point in a standing wave that maintains zero displacement
- 13. t is the quantity of _____
- 17. vibrations ______ to the direction of wave motion transverse wave
- 18. a physical environment through which a disturbance can travel
- 20. vibrations ______ to the direction of wave motion are longitudinal wave
- 21. When the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion
- 26. k is quantity of ______
- 27. The distance the wave travels along its path during one cycle
- 28. any periodic motion that is the result of a restoring force that is proportional to displacement
- 30. number of complete cycles the ride swings through in a unit of time is the ride’s
Down
- 2. _______= frequency × wavelength
- 3. particles of the disturbed medium move perpendicularly to the wave motion
- 4. A mass-spring system vibrates with simple harmonic motion the force if from ____ law
- 7. a point in a standing wave, halfway between two nodes, at which the largest displacement occurs
- 9. Waves that require a material medium
- 12. maximum displacement from the equilibrium position
- 14. The frequencies of __that are audible to humans range from 20 Hz to 20 000Hz
- 15. period = ____× square root of (length divided by free-fall acceleration)
- 16. The lowest point below the equilibrium position
- 19. Felastic quantity of ______
- 22. the time it takes for this complete cycle of motion
- 23. At a _____ boundary, waves are reflected and inverted
- 24. Much of your perception of the physical world is ______ on waves.
- 25. a wave pattern that results when two waves of the same fre- quency, wavelength, and ampli- tude travel in opposite directions and interfere
- 29. Units of hertz=s^-1