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1. Wave at Jeopardy
Sounds good Properties of
Waves
In real life Mix it up Wave
phenomena
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2. The reason you can’t hear sound
while in a vacuum
It needs a
medium

3. The speed of sound will
change if you change
its:
Medium
A.Medium
B.Amplitude
C.Loudness

4. When I crank up the
volume on my radio
I’m not only changing
how loud my radio is,
I’m also changing a
sound wave’s
Amplitude

5. The units of frequency
Hertz (Hz)

6. Like vibrating wine glasses,
an object that is vibrating at
its natural frequency is
experiencing:
Resonance

7. The property of waves
highlighted in this figure
Amplitude

8. Which of the
following waves
has the highest
frequency?
A

9. Through which of the following
media does sound travel faster?
a)Air
b)A Brick wall
c)Outer space
b

10. The direction in
which particles move
on a longitudinal
wave
b
a)
particle
wave
particle
wave
b) c)
particle
wave
particle
wave
d)

11. A secondary earthquake wave looks
like this:
Up and down
In what direction would you move if the
wave is moving toward you?

12. Rock idol Mr. Marrero plays a low
pitch note on a guitar followed by a
high pitch note.
What property of waves is he
changing?
Frequency

13. Which property of waves are you
experiencing when a someone drives
by you in a car with a song that has a
very low bass that makes your chest
vibrate at its natural frequency
Resonance

14. The type of wave done by
fans on a sports event.
Transverse wave

15. The units in which
wavelength is
measured
Meters (m)

16. It takes 2 seconds for two
cycles to pass through a
point. What is the period of
this wave?
1 second

17. How many degrees out of phase are the
following waves?
180

18. How many nodes and antinodes
does the following standing
wave have?
N = 5
A = 4

19. An example of
Resonance
Wine glass
Etc

20. The Doppler
Effect
An apparent change in frequency
in sound emitted by a moving
source is known as?

21. This figure shows the movement of a
noisy car and the sound waves it
produces, at which point would an
observer hear the highest frequency?
A

22. Name the two kinds of
waves
Transverse and
longitudinal

23. Describe how the wave
phenomena shown occurs
Sonic Booms occur when a jet flies faster
than the speed of sound

24. 8.0/1.2 = 6.7 times
the speed of sound
Calculate the speed of the object if the
radius of the circle is 1.2 cm and the
yellow line is 8.0 cm

25. Destructive interference
Name the phenomena shown and
predict what the sum of the waves
will look like

26. f = 3 Hz
T = 1/3 s
v = λf = (2)(3)
= 6 m/s
If a wave vibrates 3 times each
second, and its wavelength is 2
meters,
what is its frequency?
Its period?
Its speed?