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100

m/s

What is speed?

100
This is how stretchy the bonds in the particles of a wave are. 

What is tension?

100

A scientists studies a seismic wave with a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 560 m. What is the speed of the wave?

What is 5600 m/s

100

As wavelength increases, frequency _____________.

What is decreases?
200

m, cm, mi, ft

What is distance or wavelength?


200

This is the name for the highest part of the graph.

What is peak?

200

Scientists found the speed of a wave to be 4,400 m/s. If the frequency of the wave is 10 Hz, what is the wavelength?

440 m

200

As wave speed increases, wavelength _____________.

What is increases?

300

sec, min, hr

What is time?

300
This is the distance from one peak to another.

What is wavelength?

300

The wave speed of a wave is 3,300 m/s and its wave length is 110 m. What is its frequency?

30 Hz

300

As frequency increases, wave speed ___________.

What is increases?

400

Hz

What is frequency?

400
This is how far the wave travels up or down from the center of the graph.

What is amplitude?

400

A seismic wave has a frequency of 25 Hz and a wavelength of 366. What is the wave speed?

9150 m/s

400

As wavelength decreases, wave speed __________.

What is decreases?

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