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You can't. Once the wave leaves its source, its frequency doesn't change.

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How does the frequency of a wave change when the period of a wave is doubled?

The frequency is the reciprocal of the period. If the period is doubled, the frequency will change by a factor of 1/2.


What causes the amplitude of a wave to change?

Its frequency


How does the frequency of a wave change when the period of the wave is double?

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What change takes place in a wave when the frequency of the wave increases?

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Does the wave speed change in the Doppler effect?

Yes, the Doppler effect defines the change in speed of a sound wave due to motion. As I recall, the Doppler Effect is a change in the frequency of a wave, not its speed. Yep, I'm pretty sure Doppler is a frequency change, not a speed of sound change.


Does the frequency change when you increase the amplitude of a wave?

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What is the relationship between the frequency and wave medium?

There's no relationship between the frequency and the medium. The frequency of a wave is determined by the source. Once the wave leaves the source and sets out on its journey, the frequency doesn't change, regardless of what kind of stuff the wave encounters and has to travel through.


Describe how the frequency of a wave changes as the wavelength changes?

it is directly proportional to frequency so if frequency increases wavelength also increases


Is there any way to change the frequency of an EM wave such as applying a force or agent or secondary wave rather than just generating a new wave with the desired frequency?

No.


If the frequency of a water wave changes what must also change?

The wavelength also changes.The product [ (frequency) times (wavelength) ] is the speed of a wave, which is constant.So in order for frequency to change, wavelength must change in the opposite direction, tokeep their product constant.


What happens to the period of a wave when the frequency decreases?

The period and frequency of a wave are inversely related, i.e. the period is the time it takes for wave to go through a cycle, and the frequency is the number of cycles in a certain time period. For example, a wave with a period of 0.5 seconds would have a frequency of 2 per second. Since these properties are the inverse of each other, than they will be opposite when changing. If the period decreases (i.e. gets shorter, faster) than the frequency increases. Or vice versa.


A change in pitch or wave frequency due to a moving wave source is an instance of the?

Doppler Effect