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When waves travelling from one medium to another medium its speed changeswhy?
The speed of a mechanical wave depends on the mechanical properties of the medium. When the mechanical properties of the medium change, the speed of the mechanical wave changes as a result. The speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the electrical properties of the medium. When the electrical properties of the medium change, the speed of the electromagnetic wave changes as a result.
Does the frequency or wavelength of the wave affect its speed?
The speed of a wave depends only on the mechanical or electrical characteristics of the medium or environment through which the wave propagates. It doesn't depend on the wave's frequency or wavelength.
What is the speed of a wave dependent upon?
The medium in which it travels.
Can you describe the similarities of wavelength amplitude frequency and speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves?
There is absolutely no similarity between amplitude, frequency and the speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed. It does not matter if they have a great big amplitude, a high frequency, or whatever. An ittsie bitty gamma ray travels at the same speed as a great big radio wave. A sound wave, loud or soft travels at the same speed. The way a mechanical wave travels depends on the material.
The velocity of a wave depends on what?
-- The speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the electrical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through. If it's moving through vacuum, then it depends on the permeability and permittivity of vacuum, and comes out to be 299,792,458 meters per second. -- The speed of a mechanical wave depends on the mechanical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through. If there's no material stuff there, then the speed is zero.
When waves travelling from one medium to another medium its speed changeswhy?
The speed of a mechanical wave depends on the mechanical properties of the medium. When the mechanical properties of the medium change, the speed of the mechanical wave changes as a result. The speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the electrical properties of the medium. When the electrical properties of the medium change, the speed of the electromagnetic wave changes as a result.
Does the frequency or wavelength of the wave affect its speed?
The speed of a wave depends only on the mechanical or electrical characteristics of the medium or environment through which the wave propagates. It doesn't depend on the wave's frequency or wavelength.
What makes sound speed?
Sound is propagated as a mechanical wave. As with all waves it travels and so has a speed.
What are wavelenghts?
wavelenght is the distance between the 2 peaks in sound waves and can be calculated by Wavelenght is = wave speed/ frequency or wave speed __________ frequency
What is the speed of a wave dependent upon?
The medium in which it travels.
How are frequency and wavelength of an mechanical wave related?
The product of (frequency) multiplied by (wavelength) is always the same number.The number is the speed of the wave.
What is the formula for finding the frequency of a wave?
The wavelength of a wave is calculated using the formula: Wavelength = speed of the wave divided by the frequency of the wave. For radio waves and other wireless signals as well as the speed a signal travels along a wire, the speed of the wave is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second (the speed of light).
Is a tidal wave a mechanical wave?
A tidal wave is a water wave so it is a mechanical wave.
How are wave velocity frequency period and wavelength related?
Wave frequency can be calculated by dividing the speed of the wave (if we're talking about electromagnetic waves in vacuum, that would be the speed of light, c) by wavelength.
Can you describe the similarities of wavelength amplitude frequency and speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves?
There is absolutely no similarity between amplitude, frequency and the speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed. It does not matter if they have a great big amplitude, a high frequency, or whatever. An ittsie bitty gamma ray travels at the same speed as a great big radio wave. A sound wave, loud or soft travels at the same speed. The way a mechanical wave travels depends on the material.
Was the Kashmir earthquake caused by a mechanical wave or electromagnetic wave?
A mechanical wave.
The velocity of a wave depends on what?
-- The speed of an electromagnetic wave depends on the electrical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through. If it's moving through vacuum, then it depends on the permeability and permittivity of vacuum, and comes out to be 299,792,458 meters per second. -- The speed of a mechanical wave depends on the mechanical characteristics of the stuff it's moving through. If there's no material stuff there, then the speed is zero.
