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Wave characteristics
Pendulum
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final jeopardy
100
This is the number of vibrations per second
What is frequency
100
Move your pedulum to the moon and the frequency will do this
What is decrease
100
If the frequency of a wave is 2 the period is this
What is .5
100
The tacoma narrows fell when the wind reached its, this
What is the natural frequency
200
Also know as a place to rent cars this is the number of cycles per second
What is hertz
200
an oscillatory system is anything that does this
What is moves in periodic motion or vibrates at a constant rate.
200
If the frequency is 2 hertz and the wavelength is 3 meters this is the wave speed
What is 6 meters per second
200
As on object approaches its frequency does this
What is increases
300
This is the amount of time per cycle
What is a period
300
Pendulums can be used for these.
What is a clock
300
Wavelength and frequency are ____ly proportunal
What is inversely
300
The loudness of a wave depends on this characteristic
What is Amplitude
300
A wave travels at 5 meters per second and has a wavelength of 20 meters. What is its frequency?
What is 4 seconds f = 5 m/s / 20 m = .25 hertz p = 1/f = 4 s
400
multiplying the frequency and the wavelength will give you this
What is the velocity
400
Changing this will affect the period of a pendulum
What is length of arm
400
The velocity of a wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 2 hertz, what is the wavelength?
What is 5 meters
400
This is the apparent change of frequency that happens in moving objects
What is the doppler effect
500
This is a type of wave were the direction of the wave is perpendicular to the movement of a particle
What is transverse wave
500
BY using a pendulum Focault showed this about the world
What is the rotation
500
if a wave with an amplitude of 4 meters destructively interferes with a wave of 2 meters, this is the maximum amplitude?
What is 2 meters?
500
This is the apparent shift in frequency that allows scientists to determine that stars are moving away from us
What is red shift