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Since there are several kinds of waves, there are several ways to measure their frequency.
Electrical waves can be measured with a frequency counter, an analog frequency meter or an oscilloscope.
Ocean waves' frequency is measured with a stopwatch, but most people who measure ocean waves want to know how large they are rather than how fast they're coming.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoV=fλ or f= V/λ
Therefore to calculate frequency, divide the velocity of the wave by it's wavelength.
Similarly if the period is known, then frequency is the inverse of this value;
f= 1/T
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∙ 13y agoThe frequency of a wave equals the reciprocal of the wave period which is 1 divided by the time to complete one cycle (a cycle is one full wave).
If you know the the speed of the wave and its wavelength, you can find the frequency by dividing the speed by the wavelength.
The wave equation is: speed = frequency x wavelength
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∙ 6y agoThe wavelength is the distance (in the direction of the wave's propagation) between the top of a wave crest to the top of the next wave crest.
(Measure over many wave crests and divide by the number of crests to get a more accurate value!)
Electromagnetic wavelengths (including light) are measured by spectroscopy, but assumptions are dangerous here and normally lead to misunderstandings; We measure them by FREQUENCY, because we can find and count frequency. BUT Frequency is not a 'real' quality, it is only a derivation of a wavelength using a presumed speed of the signal (normally c).
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∙ 14y agoTo measure the speed of a wave, you multiply the frequency by the wavelength.
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∙ 12y agoCount the number of waves that go through a certain point per second.
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∙ 8y agoTo know about the frequency we can use the formula f = v/L
Here v stands for the velocity of the wave and L is the wavelength of the wave. Frequency is measured usually in Hz
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∙ 12y agoTake the inverse of the period or time it takes for the wave to complete one cycle. Ex) If the period = .5 s then frequency = 2 hz
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What is the wave length of the water wave?
in order to find the wavelength, you measure the distance from one crest to the next.
When the wavelength of a wave gets higher what happens to the frequency or speed?
When the wavelength of a wave gets higher the speed decreases. This is a studied in science.
What are the characteristics of sound waves?
The characteristics of a sound wave is the Amplitude, Frequency, Wavelength, time period, and velocity. The sound wave itself is a longitudinal wave that shows the rarefactions and compressions of a sound wave.
What is the definition of wavelength in units?
the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions of a light wave is called its wavelength.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the waves?
If it's crest to crest and trough to trough then it's the wavelength.
How do you measure the speed of the wave?
To measure the speed of a wave, you multiply the frequency by the wavelength.
What measure the distance from one trough to the next trough of a wave?
Wave length..
What dose wavelenght measure?
Distance from one crest to the next crest of a wave.
How do you measure wavelength on a transverse wave?
1 wavelength in a transverse wave is equal too the distance between crest and crest or trough and trough
Do wavelength measure from the top of one wave to the top of another wave?
Yes. To be precise, the wavelength is the length of one precise cycle, and one way to measure that is from top to top.
What does the wavelength of the wave measure?
The distance between two adjacent wave peaks (or troughs).
Three characteristics of a wave that you can measure?
wavelength, amplitude, and frequency
How are the different types of electromagnetic wave organized?
By frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum
How do you find wavelength of a wave?
The speed of a wave equals the frequency times the wavelength (speed = frequency x wavelength). Therefore, the wavelength would equal the speed divided by the frequency. Also, the speed of a wave in a vacuum is the speed of light, c, which is a constant.
What are the applications of Michelson interferometer?
to measure wavelength and other wave characters
How do you measure the wavelength of a transverse?
You can measure it from crest to crest (highest point of a wave), trough to trough (lowest point of a wave), or from normal to normal.
What is the equation used to find the speed of a wave?
Here is an equation that relates three quantities of any wave: speed = frequency x wavelength. However, I am pretty sure that usually, you'll have to somehow measure the speed of the wave, instead of calculating it. In other words, you would measure the speed and the frequency, and then use the formula to calculate the wavelength; or measure the speed and wavelength, and use the formula to calculate the frequency.
