Jeopardy Wave

Wave characteristics

100

What is resonance? 

sympathetic vibration

200

What is refraction?

Bending of the wave

300

What is reflection ? 

Bouncing back 

400

What is diffraction? 

spreading of wave

500

What is the Doppler Effect? 

The change in frequency due to relative motion of wave source. 

Formulas

100

Formula for Velocity?

Wave length divided by Time 

Frequency x Time                                                         

Distance divided by time 

200

Frequencys formula

# of waves divided by time

300

Periods formula

# of waves divided frequency

400

Moses's middle name 

trick question, I have no middle name. 

:+)

500

Ms.pasculas first name 

????

Problem Solving

100

An amusement park ride has a frequency 0.5hz What is the rides period?

20s

200

The boat is going at a speed of 342 m/s  for 3.2m what is the frequency?

106.9

300

A musical tone sounded on a piano has a frequency of 410Hz and a wavelength of 0.80. What is the speed of the wave?

330m/s

400

An amusement park swings back and forth once every 40.0s. What is the rides frequency? 

25.0x 10²Hz

500

The number of waves is 8 and the frequency is 12, find the period. 

1.5

Wave Characteristics pt 2

100

Definition of amplitude

The maximum displacement 

200

The lowest point of a wave

trough

300

the highest point of a wave

crest

400

The definition of wavelength.

the shortest distance between two points in a wave. 

500

What is equilibrium? 

a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.