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The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its ____________________________.
Clothes in a dryer acquire static cling by ___________________________________.
A disadvantage of using fuses is when a _____________________________________
The process of coding data so that only the intended user can read them is known as _______________
The region around a magnet where the magnetic force is exerted is known as its ___________________
Magnetism is the ______________________________________________________.
The ability of a material to bounce back after being disturbed is called ________________________
_________________________refers to how high or low a sound seems to a person.
Light that has passed through a polarizing filter is called ______________________
A device used to measure small currents is a _____________________
The relationship between electricity and magnetism is called ________________________
An electric current produces a _______________________________
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a ______________________
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to ___________________
The highest parts of a transverse wave are called _________________________
The bending of waves due to a change in speed is called _______________________________________
The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as _____________________
The interaction between two waves that meet is called ____________________________
Waves combine to make a wave with larger amplitude in a process called _________________________
Waves produced by earthquakes are called ___________________________________________
_______________________________________ is another use of a seismograph aside from detecting
earthquakes.
Frequency is measured in units called __________________
The height of a tsunami is low over the open ocean. The tsunami’s height increases dramatically when
the ___________________________________________
You see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder because
_____________________________________________
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The spreading out of waves after they pass through a narrow opening is _____________
The continuous flow of charges through a material is called _____________________
An opaque object has a particular color because is reflects some wavelengths of light and
_________________the rest.
A red tomato will appear ____________________ when viewed under blue light.
Any two colors that combine to form __________________ are called complementary colors.
The ______________________________ is a liquid-filled cavity in the inner ear.
The use of sound waves by some bats to navigate and find food is called ______________________
A bat uses reflected___________________ waves to build up a “picture” of what is in front of it.
__________________________________ are used to make images of bones inside the human body.
A mechanical wave is created when a medium ____________, or moves back and forth or up and down.
You hear thunder several seconds after you see lightning because light travels at a
________________speed than sound.
_____________ occurs when a wave goes around the edge of a barrier.
The law of reflection states that the angle of________________ equals the angle of reflection.
In _________________________, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each
of the two waves.
A ________________________ is an instrument used to detect and measure earthquakes.
Scientists can identify the location of an earthquake by comparing readings from at least
_______________seismographs at different locations.
The material through which a wave travels is called a _______________________________.
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The dotted line AB represents _____________
Arrow M indicates the direction of the _________________
Arrow N indicates the direction of the ________________
Angle number 1 represents the ______________________
Angle number 2 represents the ________________________
_________________ is a parallel circuit
In diagram D, if bulb 1 burns out, ____________________________
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Computer component labeled A is the __________________________________
Computer component labeled C is the ____________________________________
The focal point would appear to be on the ________________ of the concave lens
This lens forms a _____________ image.
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Speed of Sound
Medium
Speed (m/s)
Sound travels fastest in ____________
Gases
Air (0°C)
331
Air (20°C)
343
Liquids (30°C)
Fresh water
1,509
Salt water
1,546
The speed of sound in glass at 25° C
is _________________
Solids (25°C)
Lead
1,210
Plastic
1,800
Silver
2,680
Copper
3,100
Gold
3,240
Brick
3,650
Hardwood
4,000
Cast iron
4,480
Glass
5,170
Steel
5,200
____________ have the greatest energy.
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The person transfers ______________ to the rope by pulling it up and down at point A.
Arrow B indicates the ______________________
The medium moves ________________________ to the direction of the wave.
Point C represents a _____________
_______________ is the medium through which the wave is moving.