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Light Waves
Sound Waves
Seismic Wavees
100
A wave that consists of a single traveling pulse.
What is a Pulse Wave?
100
The inverse of period.
What is frequency?
100
The higher the frequency then the shorter the_________.
What is wavelength?
100
Produced by the vibration of material objects.
What are sound waves?
100
The type of wave in an earthquake you feel first.
What is the P wave?
200
The way in which interference patterns are produced.
What is overlappng waves?
200
The equation for wave speed.
What is v=fλ?
200
The distance in meters from the crest of one wave to the crest of another.
What is wavelength?
200
Increase in measured frequency from an approaching source.
What is the Doppler Effect?
200
The type of instrument that measure earthquakes.
What is a seismograph (or seismometer)?
300
A wave in which the particles of the disturbed medium move perpendicularly to the direction of the wave.
What is a Transverse Wave?
300
Waves travel at a speed of 6 m/s at a frequency of 2 Hz. Therefore the wavelength must be_________.
What is 3 meters?
300
Part of the electromagnetic spectrum that contains color.
What is visible light?
300
Decrease in measured frequency from a star that is moving away from you.
What is Red Shift?
300
The place where earthquakes occur beneath the ground.
What is the focus or epifocus?
400
Electromagnetic Waves with the greatest frequency.
What are Radio Waves
400
Waves travel at a frequency of 4.0 Hz. Therefore, their period must be________
What is 0.25 s?
400
This consists of oscillating magnetic and electric fields.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
400
The actual speed of sound at normal room Temperture of 20 degrees C.
What is 340 m/s (1100 ft/s) ?
400
A Logarithmic system used for measuring earthquake intensity.
What is the Richter Scale.
500
The period of a wave with a frequency of 10 HZ.
What is 0.1 s?
500
The Sears building sways back and forth every 10 seconds. Therefore the frequency of its vibrations is _____.
What is 0.1 HZ?
500
Electromagnetic waves with the highest frequency and shortest wavelengths.
What are Gamma Rays?
500
Integral multiples of the fundamental frequency of a standing wave on a string or column of air.
What are harmonics?
500
The large masses of Earth's crust which press upon each other, creating earthquakes.
What are Tectonic Plates?