Flashcard Review 8.2 Lessons 1-5 (Sound Waves)

Front

What happens to frequency when wavelength increases?

Back

Frequency decreases.

Front

Which wave has the greatest frequency?

Back

Wave 4.

Front

What is the Doppler Effect?

Back

The apparent change in frequency as a wave source moves in relation to the listener.

Front

What occurs as the frequency of a wave decreases?

Back

The wavelength increases.

Front

What happens to wavelength when frequency increases?

Back

Wavelength decreases.

Front

Define wavelength.

Back

The distance between successive crests of a wave.

Front

What is frequency?

Back

The number of waves that pass a point in one second.

Front

How are frequency and wavelength related?

Back

They are inversely related; as one increases, the other decreases.

Front

What is amplitude in a wave?

Back

The maximum extent of a wave's displacement from its rest position.

Front

What is the speed of sound in air?

Back

Approximately 343 meters per second at room temperature.