Wavelength
Adjustments
Mechanical waves
Find Frequency/speed of a wave
Wave speed
100
Where is the crest on a wave?
at the highest point
100
When you increase the amplitude, does it increase or decrease the wavelength?
increase
100
What can these types of waves travel through?
solids, liquids, and gasses
100
A wavelength has a frequency of 15 m and a speed of 540 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
540=fx10
/10 /10
f=54 Hz
100
What is wave speed?
how fast the wave is traveling
200
What is a wavelength?
The distance between any 2 corresponding points on a wave.
200
When you increase the density, does the wave speed increase or decrease?
decrease
200
What is a toy that can be used to show mechanical waves?
Jump ropw
200
A wave has a frequency of 80 Hz and a wavelength of 20 m. What is the speed of this wave?
s=80x20=1600 m/s
200
What are the 2 things you have to multiply to get your wave speed?
Frequency and wavelength
300
What is it called when it goes trough to trough?
Transversal wave
300
When you increase the tension, does the wavelength increase or decrease?
increase
300
What are mechanical waves caused by?
caused by a disturbance or vibration in matter
300
What does this sign: 
mean when finding wavelength?
That sign means wavelengh
300
How do you label wave speed
m/s
400
True or False?
The refraction part of a wavelength is when the particles are the closest together
false
400
When you increase both the frequency and the density, does the wavelength for both of them increase or decrease?
decrease
400
True or False?
Is a sound wave the same as a mechanical wave?
True
400
What does Hz mean when finding the speed of a wave?
Frequency
400
True or False
Waves travel at different speeds
True
500
What is amplitude?
The distance from the top of the center line to either the crest or trough
500
If the frequency stays the same, how will it affect the wavelength of the waves?
It will make the wavelength decreaces
500
What are some examples?
sound, semisic, and water waves
500
A wave was a frequency of 700 Hz is traveling at a speed of 400 m/s. What is the wavelength?
400=700
/400 /400
=1.75
500
What's another word for Wave speed?
Another word is Velocity