Anatomy of a Transverse Wave
The lowest point in a wave
What is the trough
High pressure areas in a longitudinal wave
What is compression
Sounds are caused by _________
What are vibrations?
A wave is x meters long and has a speed of y m/s. Solve for the frequency.
y/x
A disturbance that transmits energy through matter
What is a mechanical wave?
The number of crests that pass a certain point in a given amount of time. (e.g. 3 crests/second)
What is frequency
Distance from one rarefaction/compression to the next rarefaction/compression
Does sound travel fastest through solids, liquids, or gases?
The frequency of a 1-meter long wave is 3 Hz. Solve for the wave speed.
The substance a wave travels through
What is the medium?
The distance from one crest or trough to the next
What is the wavelength?
Low pressure areas in a longitudinal wave
What is rarefaction
The higher the _______ of the sound wave, the higher the pitch (and vice versa)
What is frequency?
The frequency of a wave is 10 Hz and the wave speed is 2 m/s. Solve for the length of the wave in centimeters.
20 cm
A type of wave that occurs in water
What are surface waves?
The amplitude is the distance between the ______ and the crest/trough
What is midpoint?
The change in pressure between the rarefaction and compression points
What is the amplitude?
The greater the ________ of a sound wave, the greater the volume.
What is amplitude?
The frequency of a 98 meter long wave is 35 Hz. Solve for the wave speed.
What is 3430?
The numbers that identify different radio stations are based on this unit of measurement
What is megahertz?
What is perpendicular?
Give an example of a longitudinal wave.
Answers will vary - likely answers include sound waves or a slinky
The closer you get to a sound’s source, the higher the pitch of the sound. (what is this phenomenon called?)
What is the Doppler Effect?
The speed of a 135-meter long wave is 2.7 m/s. Solve for the frequency.
What is 50 Hz?
What does the Greek letter λ (lambda) represent?
Wavelength