Wave Properties
More Wave Prop.
Light Waves
Sound Waves
Seismic Wavees
100
V shaped waves produced by an object moving faster than the speed of the waves.
What is a Bow Wave?
100
The inverse of period.
What is frequency?
100
The higher the frequency then the shorter the_________.
What is wavelength?
100
Produced by the vibration of material objects.
What is Sound?
100
The type of wave in an earthquake you feel first.
What is the P wave?
200
The way in which interference patters are produced.
What is overlappng waves?
200
The equation for wave speed.
What is v=fλ?
200
The distance in meters from the crest of one wave to the crest of another.
What is wavelength?
200
Increase in measured frequency from an approaching source.
What is the Doppler Effect?
200
The type of instrument that measure earthquakes.
What is a seismograph (or seisometer)?
300
The medium particles move back & forth (oscillated) perpendicular to direction of wave.
What is aTransverse Wave?
300
Waves travel at a speed of 4 m/s at a frequency of 2 Hz. Therefore the wavelength must be_________.
What is 2 meters?
300
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that contains color.
What is visible light?
300

Decrease in measured frequency from a star or galaxy that is moving away from you.

What is Red Shift?

300
The place whre earthquakes occur beneath the ground.
What is the focus or epifocus?
400
Electromagnetic Waves with the greatest frequency.
What are Radio Waves
400
Waves travel at a frequency of 4.0 Hz. Therefore, their period must be________
What is 0.25 s?
400
All the different wavelengths of visible light combined together.
What is White Light?
400

The actual speed of sound at normal room Temperture of 20 degrees C.

What is 340 m/s?

400
EARTHQUAKES OCCUR IN BREAKS IN THE CRUST CALLED THIS.
What are faults?
500
The period of a wave with a frequency of 50 HZ.
What is 0.02 s?
500
The Sears building sways back and forth every 10 seconds. Therefore thefrequency of its vibrations is _____.
What is 0.1 HZ?
500
Electromagnetic waves with the highest frequency and shortest wavelengths.
What are Gamma Rays?
500

Cone shaped wave produced from object moving at speed faster than the speed of sound (supersonic speeds) .

What is a Shock Wave?

500
The names of the tectonic plates the Califronia is located.
What are the Pacific and North American Plates?
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