To determine a waves frequency you have to look at the wavelength and speed of the wave.
Q. What is the difference between the frequency of a wave and its speed?
Frequency is how many wave go by per unit time. waves per second which is one Hertz. Wave speed is the moving velocity of an individual wave (think how fast the crest itself is moving). Also wave speed is measured just like any other speed distance/time.
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- Q. What is the difference between the frequency of a wave and its speed?
- Q. What is the difference between wave and frequency?
- Q. What will happen to the energy if the frequency is doubled?
- Q. What happens to the frequency of a wave if its energy increases?
- Q. What increases when a wave period decreases?
- Q. What happens when a wave period increases?
- Q. What happens to the waves as you increase or decrease the amplitude?
- Q. What happens to the waves as you increase or decrease the amplitude what happens to the waves as you increase or decrease the frequency?
- Q. How fast do waves travel?
Q. What is the difference between wave and frequency?
The crucial difference between frequency and wavelength is that frequency shows the total number of wave oscillations in a given time….Comparison Chart.
| Basis for Comparison | Frequency | Wavelength |
|---|---|---|
| Range | Audible frequency range lies between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. | Wavelength of a visible light ranges from 400 nm to 700 nm. |
Q. What will happen to the energy if the frequency is doubled?
If we double the frequency of light, we double the energy of each of its photons.
Q. What happens to the frequency of a wave if its energy increases?
The frequency is inversely proportional to the wavelength. If the energy of the wave increases then the wavelength of the wave decreases. If the energy of the wave increases then the frequency of the wave will increase.
Q. What increases when a wave period decreases?
Answer: the frequency of the wave. We see that frequency is inversely proportional to the period: therefore, if the period decreases, the frequency of the wave increases.
Q. What happens when a wave period increases?
When the period of a wave increases, what happens to its frequency? Its frequency decreases. Its frequency increases.
Q. What happens to the waves as you increase or decrease the amplitude?
The sound is perceived as louder if the amplitude increases, and softer if the amplitude decreases. The amplitude of a wave is related to the amount of energy it carries. A high amplitude wave carries a large amount of energy; a low amplitude wave carries a small amount of energy.
Q. What happens to the waves as you increase or decrease the amplitude what happens to the waves as you increase or decrease the frequency?
The amplitude of a wave is related to the amount of energy that it carries. When the frequency increases more wave crests pass a fixed point each second. This means that the wavelength shortens. As frequency increases, wavelength decreases.
Q. How fast do waves travel?
While they are in deep water, far offshore, the slowest wave components with the shortest period and the smallest distance between crests could be traveling at less than 5 miles per hour. The components with the longest periods could be moving at more than 35 miles per hour.
