Sound Waves (HSC SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What type of wave is sound in air?
What type of wave is sound in air?
Longitudinal wave
In a longitudinal wave, how do particles oscillate relative to energy travel direction?
In a longitudinal wave, how do particles oscillate relative to energy travel direction?
Parallel to energy direction
What are compressions in a sound wave?
What are compressions in a sound wave?
Regions where particles are crowded
What is the air pressure like in a compression region?
What is the air pressure like in a compression region?
Higher than normal
What are rarefactions in a sound wave?
What are rarefactions in a sound wave?
Regions where particles spread apart
What is the air pressure like in a rarefaction region?
What is the air pressure like in a rarefaction region?
Lower than normal
On a pressure-distance graph, what do the peaks represent?
On a pressure-distance graph, what do the peaks represent?
Compressions
If 30.0 compressions pass in 0.100 s, what is the frequency using ?
If 30.0 compressions pass in 0.100 s, what is the frequency using ?
300 Hz
What does one complete sound wave include?
What does one complete sound wave include?
A compression and a rarefaction
In the slinky model, how does the ribbon move as a wave passes?
In the slinky model, how does the ribbon move as a wave passes?
Back & forth parallel to spring