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Which equation links the velocity, frequency, and wavelength of a wave?
Which equation links the velocity, frequency, and wavelength of a wave?
- Velocity = frequency x wavelength (correct)
- Velocity = displacement/time
- Frequency = velocity / wavelength
- Displacement = velocity x time
What is the unit of velocity according to the text?
What is the unit of velocity according to the text?
- Seconds (s)
- Hertz (Hz)
- Meters per second (m/s) (correct)
- Meters (m)
What is the purpose of using a string and frequency generator to investigate waves?
What is the purpose of using a string and frequency generator to investigate waves?
- To measure the wavelength of the waves
- To measure the frequency of the waves (correct)
- To measure the amplitude of the waves
- To measure the speed of the waves
What is the purpose of using a ripple tank to investigate waves?
What is the purpose of using a ripple tank to investigate waves?
What is the purpose of using ultrasound waves?
What is the purpose of using ultrasound waves?
What is the difference between P-waves and S-waves according to the text?
What is the difference between P-waves and S-waves according to the text?
What is the purpose of seismic waves according to the text?
What is the purpose of seismic waves according to the text?
What is the equation that links the velocity, displacement, and time of a wave according to the text?
What is the equation that links the velocity, displacement, and time of a wave according to the text?
What happens when waves encounter a boundary between materials according to the text?
What happens when waves encounter a boundary between materials according to the text?
What type of wave has oscillations parallel to the direction of energy transfer?
What type of wave has oscillations parallel to the direction of energy transfer?
Which type of wave has oscillations perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer?
Which type of wave has oscillations perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer?
What is the unit for measuring frequency?
What is the unit for measuring frequency?
Which property of a wave represents the distance from one point on one wave to the identical point on the next wave?
Which property of a wave represents the distance from one point on one wave to the identical point on the next wave?
What is reflection in terms of waves?
What is reflection in terms of waves?
What defines the highest point of a wave?
What defines the highest point of a wave?
What is the range of frequencies that humans can hear?
What is the range of frequencies that humans can hear?
What happens when light changes speed as it moves from one medium to another?
What happens when light changes speed as it moves from one medium to another?
What is the unit for measuring the length of time it takes for one wave to pass a given point?
What is the unit for measuring the length of time it takes for one wave to pass a given point?
