Mechanical Waves
Wave definitions
Rhythmic disturbance that carrys energy but not matter
What medium does sound waves mostly go through when you speak?
The air
Lowest part of a wave
what is a trough?
Hertz
what is the unit for frequency?
Largest wave?
Radio wave
Longitudinal wave
Sound waves like a slinky
Which form of matter transmits sound waves the fastest?
Solids
highest part of a wave
what is a crest?
Velocity = Wavelength * frequency
What is the Wave Equation?
Smalles wave
Gamma Rays
The vibration of matter.
What is sound?
matter through which a mechanical wave can travel
what is a medium?
what is the wavelength of a wave?
Units a wave is measured in for length
meter
Relative size of a microwave (wavelength)
10^-2- 10^-5
Seismic wave.
What type of wave is an Earthquake?
what can you do to hear a train faster?
distance of the trough to the midpoint/resting point
What is amplitude of a transverse wave?
Relative size of a radio wave
Size of a soccer field
How many waves are on the EMS
7
Mechanical Waves
what is a disturbance that transmits energy through matter?
What is used to measure ocean depth?
Sonar waves
How much waves happen in 1 second
What is frequency
How do we find frequency of a wave?
Count how many waves go past a certain distance in a certain amount of time
What is the Doppler effect and how does it relate to waves?
when an ambulance is coming towards you, the sound is high pitched, but when it goes away its low pitched. what is this effect called?