Speed
Waves
Sound
Potpourri
Calculations
100
This is the formula for finding speed.
What is S=D/T
100
This is another name for a compression wave.
What is a longitudinal wave?
100
Sound travels fastest in this common medium.
What is water?
100
What is the name of Mr. Cyr's substitute?
What is Mr. King?
100
I have traveled at 65 km/h for 3.5 hours. I have gone this far.
What is 227.5 km.
200
This term describes how fast I am going, at this very moment.
What is instantaneous speed?
200
This medium transmits both transverse and longitudinal waves.
What is earth?
200
This is our Principal's first name.
What is Rebecca?
200
Mr. Morton's large, blue capped water bottle will hols this much liquid.
What is 1.5 L?
300
This "R" word is synonymous with speed.
What is rate?
300
This type of wave moves particles perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
What is Transverse?
300
Sound is propagated by this type of wave.
What is compression or longitudinal?
300
This British sport has something called a Batsman.
What is Cricket?
300
My distance traveled will be this if I travel at 75 km/h and take two 15 minute breaks and an hour for lunch. My total travel time is 11 hours.
What is 712.5 km?
400
This is the formula for finding time of travel.
What is T=D/R
400
For this reason, there is no sound in space.
What is a lack of molecules?
400
This man was the second president of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
400
If the speed of sound is 350 m/s, it will take sound this long to return to me after it bounces off a building 95 m away.
What is .54 seconds
500
This is the name of a crappy movie starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock about a crappy bus that will blow up if it slows to a speed below 55 mph.
What is Speed?
500
This is the approximate speed of sound in water.
What is 1,500 m/s
500
This is what differs between a high pitched sound and a low pitched sound.
What is wavelength?
500
This amendment to our Constitution protects us against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the FOURTH!
500
I have traveled 12,000 km in 14 hours. I am most likely in this type of vehicle.
What is an airplane?