Properties Of Waves

Question 1

What is amplitude (A)?

Answer 1

The maximum displacement of a point on a wave from it’s undisturbed position

Question 2

What is the undisturbed position?

Answer 2

Middles of the wave

Question 3

What is the highest and lowest point of a wave called?

Answer 3

Highest=peak
Lowest=trough

Question 4

What is wavelength (^)?

Answer 4

The distance from a point on one wave to the equivalent point on the point beside it

Question 5

What is a period (T)

Answer 5

The time taken for one complete wave to pass a point

Question 6

What is frequency (f)?

Answer 6

The number of waves passing a point each second

Question 7

What is frequency measured in?

Answer 7

Hz

Question 8

What does 1hz mean?

Answer 8

1 wave is passing a point per second

Question 9

What is wavelength measured in?

Answer 9

m

Question 10

How to find the wavelength in a stretched string practical?

Answer 10

(total length /number of loops) x2

Question 11

What are two practicals two investigate waves?

Answer 11

Stretched string and Ripple tank