Vocab
This value describes the distance between two like points on a wave
What is Wavelength? (λ)
This is the velocity of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 m, and a frequency of 5 Hz
What is 10 m/s?
This is a wave that only has one crest. It can be longitudinal or transverse.
What is a pulse wave?
This is force applied by earth's gravity on a 300 kg boulder.
What us 2940 N?
This describes the "strength" of the wave. A greater this means more energy travels through the wave.
What is Amplitude?
This is the wavelength of a wave traveling at 20 m/s, with a frequency of 10 Hz.
What is 2 m?
These waves are like waves on a rope, or the surface of the water, where the medium vibrates perpendicular to the motion of the wave.
What is a Transverse wave?
A 15 N force is applied to a 3 kg stone. Calculate the acceleration of the stone.
5 m/s2
This describes the number of complete waves each second. It also controls the note of a sound wave
What is Frequency?
Sound waves travel through Earth's atmosphere at 343 m/s. If a note has a wavelength of 2.5 m, its frequency will be this.
What is 137.2 Hz?
These waves are like sound waves where the medium vibrates parallel to the motion of the wave.
What are Longitudinal Waves?
This is how far a motorcycle accelerating from rest at 5 m/s2 for 10 seconds would travel.
250 meters
The Material that a wave travels through.
What is a medium?
What is 3 meters?
What is pressure?
What is 20580 J?
This is what happens when two waves occupy the same place on a medium and their amplitudes add (or subtract from) each other.
What is interference?
Light Travels at 3*108 m/s (300,000,000 m/s), red light has a wavelength of 7*10-7 m. This is the frequency of that light.
What is 4.29 * 10^14 Hz?
waves don't transport matter, they transport this.
What is Energy?
This is the amount of Power applied by a 500 kg car's engine to accelerate from rest to 20 m/s in 4 seconds.
What is 25000 W?