Wave Properties
More Wave Prop.
Waves Misc.
Sound Waves
Wave Parts
100
The distance (how high or how low) from the line of equilibrium of the wave.
What is Amplitude
100
This is the inverse of period.
What is frequency?
100
This property of a wave increases if the frequency decreases?
What is wavelength?
100
This is a medium sound cannot travel in.
What is a vacuum?
100
A pendulum's period depends on this.
What is the length of the string, not the weight of the pendulum?
200
This is the inverse of frequency.
What is period?
200
Wavelength decreases as this increases.
What is frequency?
200
The sharp crack heard when the shock wave that sweeps behind a supersonic aircraft reaches the listeners.
What is a sonic boom?
200
The measure of how high or how low a sound wave sounds? (Think of an ambulance)
What is the pitch?
200
Number of complete cycles in a unit of time.
What is frequency?
300
A periodic disturbance that transfers energy.
What is a wave?
300
The interference of the original wave with the reflected wave causes this type of wave.
What is a standing wave?
300
The apparent change in frequency due to the motion of the source.
What is the Doppler effect?
300
A sonic boom is the result of this type of interference.
What is constructive interference?
300
The highest point above equilibrium position.
What is the crest?
400
This is a wave produced by an object moving faster than the waves travel in a fluid.
What is a bow wave?
400
Waves where the particles move perpendicular to the direction of motion.
What are transverse waves?
400
This is the unit of frequency.
What is the hertz (Hz)?
400
This is the kind of interference used in noise cancellation.
What is destructive?
400
The lowest point below equilibrium position.
What is the trough?
500
A wave with a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 0.5m would have this wave speed.
What is 5 m/s?
500
A wave that is traveling at 20m/s with a frequency of 100 Hz must have this wavelength.
What is 0.2m?
500
This is a pictorial representation of a wave.
What is a sine curve?
500
A sound wave is considered this type of wave because of the back and forth motion of the particles in the medium it is traveling.
What is longitudinal (mechanical)?
500
Time it takes for a complete cycle of motion.
What is period or "T"?
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