14.8 - SUMMARY
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Practice Questions
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What is a wave?
💡 Hint: Think about how energy can travel without matter moving.
Name two types of mechanical waves.
💡 Hint: One has perpendicular movement, the other parallel.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What type of wave has particles moving perpendicular to the direction of travel?
💡 Hint: Picture waves in a rope.
True or False: Waves transfer matter from one location to another.
💡 Hint: Think of a wave in the ocean.
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Challenge Problems
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A wave travels at a speed of 250 m/s and has a frequency of 50 Hz. Calculate its wavelength.
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between speed, frequency, and wavelength!
Describe how a change in frequency affects the wavelength of a wave in a fixed medium.
💡 Hint: Think about sound waves and how pitch relates to frequency.
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