Numeric Questions
A wave traveling at 10 m/s has a frequency of 0.5Hz. What is it´s wavelength?
20m
The rate at which a waves covers a distance
Wave speed
What is the approximate wavelength of red light?
700nm
A type of wave that can travel through empty space
electromagnetic waves
How many events are there in the heptathlon?
7
Waves are produced with a frequency of 10Hz. What is the period of a single wave?
0.1s
The maximum displacment of a wave
Amplitude
Electromagnetic wave used in GPS.
Microwaves
This occurs on a string where reflecting waves off boundaries interfere with each other
Standing wave
Which film won the ´Best Film´award at the 2020 Oscars?
Parasite
A series of waves are produced with a frequency of 10Hz. How many waves will have been produced after 1 minute?
600
The wave phenomena that lead to the collapse of the Tacoma Bridge
Resonance
Condition for a slot in order for diffraction of light waves to occur.
Must be similar to or smaller than the wavelength
Occurs when a wave bounces off of an object
What is a reflection?
In what year did the Tintantic sink?
1912
A wave with an amplitude of 2cm interferes with a wave of amplitude -2cm traveling in the oppsite direction. What is the amplitude of the resultant wave?
0 cm (complete destructive interference will occur)
The phenomena when sound waves of similar frequencies interfere with each other to create areas of low and high volumes.
Beats
This type of radiation is used to irradiate strawberries
gamma radiation
An ocean wave passes a rock formation and appears to bend around it. What is this phenomena?
Diffraction
What colours are the five rings of the Olympics symbol?
Red, blue, yellow, green and black.
Light travels at a speed of 3 x 108 m/s with a frequency of 5.16 x 1014 Hz.
What colour is the light?
Yellow (580nm wavelength)
The area of a longitudinal wave where particles are furthers apart and density is at its lowest.
Rarefaction
Name all 7 waves of the EMS in order starting with the most energetic.
Gamma - X rays - UV - Visible Light - Infrared - Microwave – Radio
The first standing wave pattern is the fundamental frequency. What do we call all other frequencies where standing waves occur?
Harmonics
Mogadishu is the capital city of which Africn nation?
Somalia