Nature and Properties of Waves

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What is the formula to calculate the speed of a wave?

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v = λf, where v is the speed, λ is the wavelength, and f is the frequency.

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What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

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What does the crest of a wave represent?

Back

The highest point of a wave.

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What does the trough of a wave represent?

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The lowest point of a wave.

Front

What is a longitudinal wave?

Back

A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of the wave's propagation.

Front

What is a transverse wave?

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A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's propagation.

Front

What is compression in a wave?

Back

The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.

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What is rarefaction in a wave?

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The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.

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How do you calculate the frequency of a wave?

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Frequency (f) is calculated as f = v/λ, where v is the speed and λ is the wavelength.

Front

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

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As frequency increases, wavelength decreases, and vice versa, when speed is constant.