Frequency= speed / wavelength
Speed= 65 cm/s
wavelength= 13 cm
What is the frequency?
What is the frequency? 5 hz?
100
I gave an example of a bike rider going off the sidewalk and crashing. This was an example of what kind of wave interaction?
What is refraction?
200
What causes waves?
What is energy that causes a vibration?
200
How do you measure the amplitude of a wave?
What is rest to crest or rest to trough?
200
I gave an example of a bike rider that crashes because they go off of the sidewalk and their front wheel moves to the side. This is an example of what kind of wave interaction?
reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference?
What is refraction?
200
What is the speed of the wave drawn on the board?
What is 40 x 5 = 200 cm/s?
300
Longitudinal waves are measured in compressions and rarefractions. Transverse waves are measured in crests and troughs. What part of the longitudinal wave is comparable to the crest on a transverse wave?
What is the compressions?
300
Frequency is measured in ______________. Bonus what is the abbreviation for this?
What is hertz? (Hz)
300
If water moves through a barrier or opening it bends and spreads out. What is this called?
What is diffraction?
300
These are the three types of waves associated with an earthquake?
What is p, s, and surface waves?
400
This is the type of wave that moves parallel to the medium.
What is longitudinal?
400
If the speed of a wave is 100 m/s, and the wavelength is 25 meters, what is the frequency of the wave?
What is 4 hz?
400
If a wave has an amplitude of 8 meters, and meets another wave with an amplitude of 6 meters, what size of wave will result? (constructive)
What is 14 meters?
400
If an earthquake begins over water or near water, a ___________ could result.
What is a tsunami?
500
Which type of wave moves at a right angle to the medium?
What is transverse?
500
If the medium does not change the _________ of a wave is constant.
What is speed?
500
If a wave continues into a new medium and is reflected at 35 degress, then the wave entered at _________ degrees. This is called the angle of _________________.
What is 35 degrees and the angle of incidence?
500
This is the device used to measure the strength of an earthquake. It is measured in numbers from 0.1 to 10 and this is called the _____________ ______________.