3 Waves - Properties, Characteristics, Speed, Interference

A pendulum has a string length of 2 meters. What is its period of oscillation?

• 2.2 seconds

• 2.5 seconds

• 2.8 seconds

• 3.2 seconds

A pendulum has a string length of 140 centimeters. What is its period of oscillation?

• 2.6 seconds

• 2.3 seconds

• 2.1 seconds

• 1.9 seconds

A pendulum has a PERIOD (time to oscillate ONCE) of 5.5 seconds. What is the LENGTH OF THE STRING?

*Isolate and solve for 'L', then solve.

• 7.2 meters

• 7.3 meters

• 7.7 meters

• 7.9 meters

A pendulum has a PERIOD (time to oscillate ONCE) of 1.5 seconds. What is the LENGTH OF THE STRING?

*Isolate and solve for 'L', then solve.

• 0.6 meters

• 0.9 meters

• 1.1 meters

• 1.2 meters

A mechanical wave requires a ________.

• Motion

• Medium

• Vacuum

• Car

A wave transfers:

• matter

• water

• energy from one location to another

• particles

Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Both

• Neither

Based on the wave pictured: How many COMPRESSIONS do you witness traveling down/along the slinky?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• Zero

Which TYPE of wave is pictured?

*Think Particle Motion to Wave Direction.

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

Identify the wave measurement.

(*What do we measure from Crest-Crest?)

• frequency

• amplitude

• interference

• wavelength