Waves

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High School Physics › Waves

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A piano tuner hears one beat every when trying to adjust two strings, one of which is sounding . How far off in frequency is the other string?

2

Two notes are played simultaneously. One of them has a period of and the other has a period of . Which one has a longer wavelength?

3

In seismology, the wave is a transverse wave. As an wave travels through the Earth, the relative motion between the wave and the particles is

4

Two waves, one with an amplitude of and the other of are superimposed with destructive interference. What is the resultant amplitude?

5

A student attaches one end of a Slinky to the top of a table. She holds the other end in her hand, stretches it to a length , and then moves it back and forth to send a wave down the Slinky. If she next moves her hand faster while keeping the length of the Slinky the same, how does the wavelength down the slinky change?

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Order the following electromagnetic waves from the longest wavelength to the shortest: Gamma Rays, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio Waves, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, X-Rays

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In seismology, the wave is a transverse wave. As an wave travels through the Earth, the relative motion between the wave and the particles is

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A wave oscillates with a speed of and has a wavelength of . What is the frequency of the wave?

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A wave with a constant velocity doubles its frequency. What happens to its wavelength?

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A note is played with a wavelength of . If the speed of sound is , what is the frequency of the note?

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