Waves In Air, Fluids And Solids

Question 1

What are the two types of waves?

Answer 1

Longitudinal and transverse

Question 2

What is a transverse wave?

Answer 2

A wave for white the oscillations are perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer

Question 3

What is a longitudinal wave?

Answer 3

A wave where the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy transfer

Question 4

Give 2 examples of transverse waves

Answer 4

Electromagnetic

Seismic s-waves

Question 5

Give 2 examples of longitudinal waves

Answer 5

Sound waves

Seismic p-waves

Question 6

What are the two parts of a longitudinal wave called?

Answer 6

Compressions and rarefactions

Question 7

What is a wave’s amplitude?

Answer 7

The maximum displacement of a point on a wave from its undisturbed position

Question 8

What is wavelength?

Answer 8

The distance form a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave

Question 9

What is the frequency of a wave?

Answer 9

The number of waves that pass a given point each second

Question 10

What is the unit for frequency?

Answer 10

Hertz, Hz

Question 11

What is meant by a frequency of 200Hz

Answer 11

200 waves pass a given point each second

Question 12

What is wave speed?

Answer 12

The speed at which the wave moves

Question 13

What does a wave transfer?

Answer 13

Energy

Question 14

State the question used to calculate wave speed

Answer 14

Wave speed= frequency x wavelength

Question 15

What word is used to describe when a wave bounces off a surface?

Answer 15

Reflection

Question 16

How do sound waves travel through a solid?

Answer 16

Particles vibrate and transfer kinetic energy through material

Question 17

What is the frequency range of human hearing?

Answer 17

20Hz-20kHz

Question 18

What are ultrasound waves?

Answer 18

Eaves that have a higher frequency than the upper limits of human hearing

Question 19

Give an example use for ultrasound waves

Answer 19

Medical imaging