Equations

Question 1

What is the equation f=N/t used to find?

Answer 1

The frequency of a wave

Question 2

What is the symbol for frequency?

Answer 2

f

Question 3

What is the symbol for frequency?

Answer 3

f

Question 4

What is frequency measured in?

Answer 4

Hertz(Hz)

Question 5

What is the frequency of a wave?

Answer 5

The number of whole waves made in one second

Question 6

What does the symbol f mean?

Answer 6

Frequency

Question 7

What does 1Hz mean?

Answer 7

1 wave per second

Question 8

What does the symbol N mean in the f=N/t equation?

Answer 8

Number of waves produced(or passing a point)

Question 9

What is the symbol for the number of waves produced(or passing a point) in f=N/t equation?

Answer 9

N

Question 10

What does symbol t mean?

Answer 10

Time

Question 11

What does the symbol t mean in the f=N/t equation?

Answer 11

The time taken to produce the waves(or for the waves to pass the point)

Question 12

What is the equation T=1/f used to calculate?

Answer 12

Period T

Question 13

What is Period T?

Answer 13

The time take to produce one whole wave

Question 14

What is the period of a wave measured in?

Answer 14

Seconds

Question 15

What is the equation v=d/t used to calculate?

Answer 15

Wave speed

Question 16

What equation is used to calculate period T?

Answer 16

T=1/f

Question 17

What equation is used to calculate the time take to produce one whole wave?

Answer 17

T=1/f

Question 18

What equation is used to calculate wave speed?

Answer 18

v=d/t

Question 19

What is the symbol for wave speed?

Answer 19

v

Question 20

What does the symbol v mean?

Answer 20

Wave speed

Question 21

What is wave speed measured in?

Answer 21

Ms-1

Question 22

What is ms-1

Answer 22

Meters per second

Question 23

What does the symbol d stand for?

Answer 23

Distance

Question 24

What does t stand for in v=d/t equation?

Answer 24

Time take to travel

Question 25

What does d stand for in v=d/t equation?

Answer 25

Distance travelled by wave

Question 26

What is the equation v=fλ used to calculate?

Answer 26

Wave speed

Question 27

What is the difference between v=d/t and v=fλ?

Answer 27

v=fλ is used when we know the frequency and wavelength of the wave

Question 28

What does the symbol λ mean?

Answer 28

Wavelength

Question 29

What does wavelength mean?

Answer 29

The distance between any two adjacent crests or troughs

Question 30

What does the symbol λ mean?

Answer 30

Wavelength

Question 31

What is wavelength measured in?

Answer 31

Metres (m)