Practice - Types of Waves - 2
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Practice Questions
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What type of wave requires a medium to travel?
💡 Hint: Think about how sound travels.
What is it called when waves move with the medium?
💡 Hint: These waves have compressions and rarefactions.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which type of wave does not require a medium?
💡 Hint: Think about how light travels in space.
True or False: All waves travel at the same speed.
💡 Hint: Consider how sound travels in air versus water.
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Challenge Problems
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A sound wave travels with a frequency of 440 Hz and a wavelength of 0.77 m. Calculate the speed of the sound wave.
💡 Hint: Substitute the known values into the wave speed formula.
If you double the frequency of a wave, what happens to the wavelength? Explain the relationship.
💡 Hint: Think about how one affects the other in the wave speed equation.
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