Wave Whiteboard Activity

1. Wave Whiteboard Activity 2013

2. Problem 1: • What is measured in Hz? • Frequency • What is measured in m/s? • Velocity • What is measured in m? • Wavelength

3. Problem 2: • What is the velocity of a wave with a frequency of 760 Hz and a wavelength of 0.45 m? • 342 m/s

4. Problem 3: • A wave has a velocity of 330 m/s and its wavelength is 15 m. Calculate the frequency of the wave. • 22 Hz

5. Problem 4: • The pitch of a sound is determined by what wave characteristic? • Frequency

6. Problem 5: • This is what type of interference? • Destructive

7. Problem 6: • The particles in a compressional wave move _______________ to the direction the wave is moving. • parallel

8. Problem 7: • Which of the following is an example of a compressional wave? • Water wave • Rope wave • Sound wave • The “wave” at a baseball game Sound Wave

9. Problem 8: • A wave is a disturbance that carries what? • Energy

10. Problem 9: • Diverging lenses are useful to people who suffer nearsightedness because the lenses can cause images of distant objects to be focused on the retina. Lenses allow images to be focused on the retina because of -- • Diffusion • Reflection • Diffraction • Refraction • Refraction

11. Problem 10: • A is diffraction • B is reflection • C is refraction

12. Problem 11: • Which wave behavior property occurs when a wave bends while change from one medium to another? • Refraction

13. Problem 12: • Which wave behavior property occurs when a wave bounces off a surface? • Reflection

14. Problem 13: • This is what type of interference? • Constructive

15. Problem 14: • The matter through which a wave travels is called the? • medium

16. Problem 15: • Which wave property occurs when two waves meet and form one wave? • Interference