Practice - WAVES
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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is a wave?
💡 Hint: Think about how sound waves travel without physically carrying air along.
Define amplitude in wave terms.
💡 Hint: Look for the highest points from the center line to understand amplitude better.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the definition of a wave?
💡 Hint: Think about how sound travels through air.
True or False: Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
💡 Hint: Consider how sunlight reaches Earth.
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Challenge Problems
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A shallow pond experiences wave formations after a stone is dropped into it. If the wave amplitude is 0.5 m and the wavelength is 2 m, calculate the wave speed.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between frequency and wavelength.
Two tuning forks are vibrating at frequencies of 440 Hz and 442 Hz. Calculate the beat frequency produced when both are sounded together.
💡 Hint: Focus on the difference in frequencies!
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