Sound and light waves Review

Front

What color would a blue surface be through a green filter?

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Black

Front

What is reflection in simple terms?

Back

Light bounces off

Front

What is a disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave?

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Sound

Front

What does the motion of the source of a sound cause?

Back

The Doppler effect

Front

What is the material (matter) through which a wave travels?

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Medium

Front

What is the speed of sound in air at room temperature?

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Approximately 343 meters per second

Front

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

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Wavelength

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

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Frequency

Front

What is the phenomenon called when sound waves bounce off a surface?

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Reflection

Front

What is the term for the change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the source of the wave?

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Doppler effect