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Simple physics definitions for laws of motion/ waves
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The interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude.
Destructive Interference
Refraction
Rarefaction
Constructive Interference
2
a change in velocity over time is known as _________
Momentum
Speed
Motion
Acceleration
3
The property of an object that resists changes in motion
Force
Inertia
Free Fall
Friction
4
The highest point on a transverse graph is called a _________
Amplitude
Crest
Peak
Trough
5
The formula for frequency is?
f=1/T
f=1*T
f=T/1
f=1/P
6
Newton's First Law states
What goes up must come down
object in rest will remain in rest
E=MC2
For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction
7
Which is a type of Longitudinal wave
Sound Waves
X-ray
Water waves
Light waves
8
Longitudinal waves move ________ to the direction of the energy flow
Adjacent
obtuse
Perpendicular
Parallel
9
The formula for period is?
P=f*t
P= 1/f
T=1*f
T=1/f
10
Speed is equal to distance divided by time
True
False
11
The formula for wave speed is which of the following?
v=f/λ
w=f*λ
w=f/λ
v=f*λ
12
Frequency is measured in which unit
hertz (Hz)
centimeters (cm.)
meters per second (m/s)
milliliters (mL)
13
The force of gravity acting on an object
Weight
Acceleration
Power
Work
14
The difference between speed and velocity is......
speed only applies to small objects
speed is distance/ time and velocity is speed with direction
velocity is distance/ time.Speed is velocity with direction
velocity only applies to small objects
15
Transverse waves move at ___________ angle to the flow of energy
45°
90°
180°
100°
16
All mechanical waves require a _______________
electricity
medium
water
momentum
17
Energy is defined as_______
Small particles that move
The capacity to do work
Requires physical movement
Invisible particles that stay still
18
Which of the following terms IS NOT used to describe parts of a TRANSVERSE wave
Rest Position
Rarefaction
Crest
Amplitude
19
The interference that occurs when waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude.
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
Rarefaction
Diffraction
20
Newton's Second Law States
what goes up must come down
E= MC2
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
net force on an object will cause acceleration.
21
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position.
Crest
Trough
Period
Amplitude
22
The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle.
Refraction
Reflection
Compression
Distraction
23
Tightly dense regions of a longitudinal waves are called
composition
rarefaction
wavelength
compression
24
The mass of an object multiplied by its velocity is called________
Momentum
Motion
Impulse
Acceleration
25
Define Displacement
Speed in any direction
A change in position
A substance that transfer energy
Ability of an object to remain in motion
26
The time that it takes a complete cycle or wave oscillation to occur.
Period
Frequency
Crest
Wavelength
27
Newton's Third Law states
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
A body at rest remains at rest,
In the presence of a net force an object will accel
What goes up, must come down
28
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Particle
Energy
Molecular Motion
Wave
29
The length of one complete cycle of a wave
Period
Wavelength
Wave Speed
Frequency
30
Seismic waves are made up of what type(s) of waves
Z waves
S waves
Both P & S waves
P waves
