⚛️ Physics Quiz 10: Waves and Sound

⚛️ Physics · Quiz 010

Close the foundation block with wavelength, sound, wave speed, frequency, and how waves change when they enter a new medium.

Learning goalComplete the first foundation block by connecting oscillations to propagating waves and using wave relationships to analyze sound.

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  • Explanations after finishing
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FoundationWhat is the wavelength of a periodic wave?
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Look for two neighboring points that repeat the same stage of the wave pattern.

UnderstandingWhich description of ordinary sound traveling through air is correct?
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Ask whether air must be present and whether the air motion is parallel or perpendicular to propagation.

ApplicationA wave has frequency 170 Hz and wavelength 2.0 m. What is its wave speed?
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Use the relationship connecting wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.

InterpretationA wave remains in a medium for which its propagation speed is constant. If its frequency doubles, what happens to its wavelength?
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Keep wave speed fixed in v = f lambda and compare the old and new frequency.

ConnectionA sound wave from a steady source crosses a stationary interface into another medium where its wave speed is twice as large. What happens to the wave's frequency and wavelength?
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At a stationary boundary, keep the source frequency fixed and use v = f lambda in the new medium.

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