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Topic 4 🌊📡 Flashcards

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1
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What is the wavelength?

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Distance from one point to the same point on the adjacent wave

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2
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What is velocity (v) of a wave?

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The rate that the wave travels

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3
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What is the frequency of a wave?

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Number of waves that pass a given point in a second

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4
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1Hz =

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1 wave each second

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5
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What is a Period (T) of a wave?

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Time taken for a complete wave to pass a given point

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6
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Explain.
F = 1/T

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Frequency is the reciprocal of the period

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7
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What are water waves?

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Floats on water will pop up and down when the wave passes. The wave is transferred, but the medium is not

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8
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What is amplitude?

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Maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position

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9
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For sound waves, amplitude determines the

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Volume of the sound

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10
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What is the wave front?

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A line where all the oscillations of the wave are in phase (all at the same position in their cycle)

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11
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What is a longitudinal wave?

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Oscillations parallel to the energy transfer

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12
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What is a transverse wave?

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Oscillations perpendicular to the energy transfer

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13
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Electromagnetic radiation is a form of ______ wave?

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Transverse

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14
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Compressions and rarefactions are used to describe _____ waves?

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Longitudinal

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15
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What frequency does ultrasound have?

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> 20,000 Hz

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16
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What can ultrasound be used for?

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Foetal Scanning

17
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How does foetal scanning work?

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Waves travel from emitter and are reflected at boundaries inside body.
Reflected waves are detected to form an image of the womb

18
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What frequency is infra sound?

A

< 20 Hz

19
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What sound waves pass through earths core?

A

Infrasound waves in particular seismic waves

20
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What is the human audible range?

A

20 Hz - 20 kHz

21
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What is Sonar? And how is it used?

A

Use the sound waves that are within the audible range. Are used to measure the depth of things underwater.

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