04 Waves, Sound and EM Spectrum Flashcards
What is the use of UV radiation?
produced by tanning bed lights to tan skin
used to detect conterfeit money
Give three properties (features) common to all EM waves
They all…
travel at the speed of light
all transverse waves
all transfer energy and information without transferring matter
all travel through a vacuum
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
wave 1
largest distance between adjacent crests
How can you make a transverse wave with a slinky?
Move your hand in a side to side movement
List the EM spectrum in order of decreasing frequency
Gamma
X-ray
UV
Visible
IR
Microwave
Radio
How is wavespeed, wavelength and frequency related?
wavespeed = wavelength x frequency
Label the compressions, rarefactions and wavelength on the longitudinal wave below
What is 204 nm in m?
204 x 10-9 m
How can you make a longitudinal wave with a slinky?
move your hand in a forwards and backwards movement
How would you measure the frequency of waves passing a jetty?
Time how long it take for 10 waves to pass the end of the jetty
frequency = 10 waves / time for 10 waves to pass
Fred noticed that 10 waves passed a point in 5 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?
frequency = 10 waves/ 5 s
= 2 Hz
What is 700 micrometres in metres?
700 x 10-6 m
Fred noticed that 10 waves passed a point in 5 seconds. What is the period of the wave?
Time period = 5 seconds / 10 waves
= 0.5 seconds for one wave to pass
Which wave has the largest amplitude?
wave 2
It has the largest displacement from the equilibrium
What is the unit for time period?
seconds or s
What is the unit for amplitude?
metres (m) or decibels(dB)
What has a larger wavelength?
Infrared or gamma?
Infrared
Match the following terms with their definition
frequency- the number of waves going past in one second
wavelength- the length of one repeat of the wave pattern
wave speed- how far a wave travels in one second
Why are UV waves dangerous?
They can damage the retina and damage eye sight
They can cause skin cancer
What is the use of microwaves?
produced by microwaves to cook food
produced by mobile phones to communicate
Produced by satellites to send signals to satellite dishes
What is a transverse wave?
Where the oscillation is 90° to the direction of wave travel
How do the waves of red light differ from waves of violet light
ROY G BIV
Red light-larger wavelength and lower frequency- it has less energy
Blue light- smaller wavlength and higher frequency- it has more energy
What are the uses of infrared radiation (IR)
emitted by ovens to cook food
emitted by radiators to heat houses
emitted by tv controllers to control t.v.
What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency of a wave?
As wavelength increases, frequency decreases
They are inversely proportional
What is the use of X-rays?
Used to detect breaks in bones
used to detect crystal structure in salts
List the EM spectrum in order of increasing frequency
Radio
Microwave
IR
Visible
UV
X-ray
Gamma
What is 13 kHz in Hz?
13 x 103 Hz
What is the relationship between time period and frequency?
time period = 1 / frequency
or
frequency = 1 / time period
List the EM spectrum in order of decreasing wavelength
Radio
Microwave
IR
Visible
UV
X-ray
Gamma
How is gamma radiation dangerous?
It can cause mutations in cells- cancer
How are X-rays dangerous?
They can cause mutations of cells- cancer
Which parts of the EM spectrum is considered to be dangerous?
UV
X-ray
Gamma
Label the wavelength, amplitude, crest and trough of the transverse wave below
How is infrared dangerous?
It can cause skin burns if too hot
What is a longitudinal wave?
Where the oscillation is along OR parallel to the direction of wave travel.
Give three examples of a longitudinal wave
sound
shock wave
P wave
What are the uses of radio waves?
radio signal for radio
radar
walkie talkie signals
t.v. signals
What are the uses of gamma radiation?
Used to kill cancer tumours
used to sterilise medical equipment
emitted by radioisotope tracers to detect cancer in the body
How do you calculate the frequency of a water wave?
frequency = number of waves/ time for those waves to pass a point
What does monochromatic mean?
Light of a single wavelength or colour.
What is 100 MHz in Hz?
100 x 106 Hz
What is the unit for wavelength?
metre or m
Give three examples of a transverse wave
water wave
radio, microwave, IR, UV, X ray, Gamma
Seismic S wave
List the EM spectrum in order of increasing wavelength
Gamma
X-ray
UV
Visible
IR
Microwave
Radio
Which wave has the highest frequency?
wave 3
it has more waves per second
How are all the EM radiation different?
They have….
different wavelengths
different frequencies
therefore they have different uses and dangers
What is the unit for wavespeed?
metre per second or m/s
What is the use of visible light?
produced by light bulbs to see things
produced by bioluminescent creature to attract prey
What is the unit for frequency?
Hertz or Hz
How is sound created?
sound is created by vibrations
List some properties of sound
- it is a longitudinal wave
- it is created by a vibration
- it cannot travel through a vacuum
- it can travel through a solid, liquid or gas
- it can have different frequencies or pitch
- it can be reflected and diffracted
How does speed of sound in air relate to temperature? Explain
As temperature of air increases, speed of sound decreases.
Particles in warm air are more spread out and collisions between particles are more difficult
Sound is a series of compressions and rarefactions.
How does the speed of sound compared in a solid, liquid and gas? Explain
Sound travel faster through a solid than a liquid and gas.
Sound is a vibration which is transferred from particle to particle via collisions.
Solid particles are closer together and have stronger forces between them- vibrations are passes between particles more efficiently
How can speed of sound through air be measured in a laboratory?
- connect two microphones to a microsecond timer
- place the two microphones 2.00 metres apart using two metre rules
- place padding under each microphone to prevent sound travelling through the table
- create a sharp sound behind the first microphone
- record the time it takes for the sound to travel from microphone 1 to microphone 2
- repeat five times and calculate the mean time
- calculate the speed of sound through air by
s = 2.00 m / mean time
How can speed of sound through a lab bench be measured in a laboratory?
- connect two microphones to a microsecond timer
- place the two microphones face down on a lab bench 2.00 metres apart using two metre rules
- create a sharp tap to the lab bench behind the first microphone
- record the time it takes for the sound to travel from microphone 1 to microphone 2
- repeat five times and calculate the mean time
- calculate the speed of sound through air by
s = 2.00 m / mean time
How can speed of sound through air be measured in the playground?
- stand exactly 50.00 metres from a large wall of a building
- strike two metal bars repeatedly until a ryhthm is set up and the metal bar is being hit together at the same time the echoes returns.
- start the stopwatch on one strike and time 20 complete strikes.
- This time is how long it take the sound to travel to and from the wall 20 times or 100.00 x 20 = 2000 m
- speed of sound is s = 2000 m / time
Speed of sound can be measured accurately using a stopwatch.
If a starting pistol is used, the people timing must start the stopwatch when they see the smoke from the pistol and then stop it when they hear the sound.
How can you ensure that the speed of sound is measured accurately and what assumption is made?
- very large distances must be used as human reaction time introduces large uncertainties in time measurements
The assumption is that the light reaches the person immediately.
Bats locate their prey by echosounding.
They use pulses of ultrasound and listen for the echo with their large ears. If the time between the pulse and echo is small, the insect is closer to the bat.
Name another animal which uses echo sounding.
dolphins
When calculating the distance in an echosounding question, what is the most common error?
The distance calculated from the speed of sound and time for echo must be divided by two!
What is the human hearing range?
20 - 20 000 Hz
What is ultrasound?
Any sound over 20 000 Hz
Ultrasound is used to image babies in the womb.
An image is formed on the screen if reflections are received from the different surfaces (layers) of the baby.
How does the time for the reflection relate to the distance to the surface?
The further the surface is from the ultrasound transmitter/receiver, the longer it takes for the echo to return.
The distance to a storm can be calculated using the lightning seen and the thunder heard.
What assumption is made in this calculation?
What property of ultrasound allows it to be used for cleaning?
Ultrasound is a vibration, the vibrations loosen dirt in hard to reach areas.
What property of ultrasound allows it to be used to break up kidney stones?
Concentrated beams of ultrasound are absorbed by the kidney stone, vibrations occur in the kidney stone and this breaks it up into small pieces.
What type of wave is sound?
Longitudinal
vibrations are parallel to direction of wave travel
