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What is the frequency of a sound wave?
What is the frequency of a sound wave?
- The number of waves passing a given point in the medium each second (correct)
- The distance between successive compressions
- The maximum displacement of the air particles from their rest position
- The difference between the maximum air pressure in a sound wave and normal air pressure
What is the amplitude of a sound wave?
What is the amplitude of a sound wave?
- The distance between successive compressions
- The difference between the maximum air pressure in a sound wave and normal air pressure
- The number of waves passing a given point in the medium each second
- The maximum displacement of the air particles from their rest position (correct)
What is the wavelength of a sound wave?
What is the wavelength of a sound wave?
- The distance between successive compressions (correct)
- The maximum displacement of the air particles from their rest position
- The number of waves passing a given point in the medium each second
- The difference between the maximum air pressure in a sound wave and normal air pressure
What are regions of high air pressure in a sound wave known as?
What are regions of high air pressure in a sound wave known as?
What is the term for regions in the air where the air particles are spread apart?
What is the term for regions in the air where the air particles are spread apart?
Which of the following best describes the compressions in a sound wave?
Which of the following best describes the compressions in a sound wave?
What is the relationship between the frequency of sound and the pitch?
What is the relationship between the frequency of sound and the pitch?
How is the wavelength of a sound wave defined?
How is the wavelength of a sound wave defined?
What is the amplitude of a sound wave?
What is the amplitude of a sound wave?
In a sound wave, what are rarefactions?
In a sound wave, what are rarefactions?
According to the Law of Reflection, the angle of reflection equals to the angle of incidence and the rays travel in the plane of incidence. This law governs the reflection of light-rays off smooth conducting surfaces. Who proposed this law?
According to the Law of Reflection, the angle of reflection equals to the angle of incidence and the rays travel in the plane of incidence. This law governs the reflection of light-rays off smooth conducting surfaces. Who proposed this law?
What is the property of optical media characterized by?
What is the property of optical media characterized by?
Snell's law describes the behavior of light when it passes through variations in matter. What quantity changes as light passes from one medium to another?
Snell's law describes the behavior of light when it passes through variations in matter. What quantity changes as light passes from one medium to another?
What is the index of refraction of vacuum?
What is the index of refraction of vacuum?
Which law states that the incident ray, reflected ray, and normal to the surface all lie in the same plane?
Which law states that the incident ray, reflected ray, and normal to the surface all lie in the same plane?
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