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What is the unit used to measure the period of a wave?
Seconds
What equipment is used to check for tsunamis?
the instrument used to to measure tsunami is seismograph.
What is a data concentrator unit and how and should you install it?
A phasor measurement unit, also sometimes referred to as a super phasor data concentrator, is a device that is used to measure electrical waves. How you should install this device depends entirely upon what item you are connecting it to and what types of electrical wave data you are trying to measure.
What is the role of an observer in wave function collapse?
The question itself is controversial, as we're not sure if the observer has anything to do with the wave collapse. However, once the ability to observe (or interact) with a given particle is enabled, the wave-function or probability wave of that particle peaks, or collapses into a finite quantity. As said, we're not sure if a conscious observer has anything to do with it, or if it has to do with physical interactions in and of themselves. Another opinion: The observer has nothing to do with the collapse of the wave function. It is the measurement acting on the the wave function that does the collapsing. The part about which we are uncertain (we, as in physicists) is whether nature performs the measurement before we do and we get the result, or if nature leaves the wave function as a superposition until we measure it. This is the fundamental question of Schrodinger's cat in a box paradox.
How do you convert meters per second to hertz?
Hertz are a measurement of frequency, where meters per second is a measurement of velocity (speed). The two cannot be converted. Hertz is cycles per second, like a radio wave or sound wave. An example is a radio station transmitting on 10.0 MegaHertz (MHz) This indicates the radio wave oscillates 10 Million times per second. Meters per second can be used to measure, for example, the velocity of a car or bullet. Trying to convert frequency to speed would be like trying to convert Miles per hour to liters... it doesn't work.
Half the vertical distance between the crest and through of a wave is called the?
The vertical distance between a wave's midpoint and its crest or trough is called is peak amplitude. This differentiates this measurement from the vertical distance from a crest to a trough, which is called its peak-to-peak amplitude.
Is there a scale used to measure the intensity of a heat wave?
is there a scale used to measure the intensity of heat wave
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.
What is used to measure the period of a wave?
Seconds
How do you measure waveforms to determine peak to peak values?
With an oscilloscope. Measure the vertical height of the wave on the screen . Multiply that by the volts per division setting. That will give you its' voltage.
What is the vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough?
Vertical distance from a wave's highest point to it's lowest point is called the amplitude of a wave.
What is the unit used to measure the period of a wave?
Seconds
What the hertz is used to measure this characteristic of a wave?
frequency
What dose wavelenght measure?
Distance from one crest to the next crest of a wave.
What is the vertical distance between a wave trough and a wave crest?
In the study of wave patterns, this distance is referred to as Amplitude. It is arrived at by calculating the height of waves ( or, in this instance the height between a wave crest and the trough that follows it), passing a fixed point in space. Along this fixed point, ( actually a line, oriented vertically) some convention of measurement would be used ( inches, meters, etc). For a visual idea, seeing an Oscilloscope in operation, displaying a Sine wave pattern, will display an Amplitude that can be manipulated through the use of the Amplitude dial. The Oscilloscope is a measurement tool used in the Study of the Physics of Sound, and other applications.
What does wave lengths mean?
The wavelength of a sinusoidal wave is the spatial period of a wave, that is the 'distance' over which the wave's shape repeats. Wavelength is commonly designated by the Greek letter lambda (?). Wave length is a measure that is used to determine different pitches and colors. Red has a longer wave length then blue and a higher pitch has a more compact wave length then a low pitch. It is basically a measurement of the visible and auditory stimulus around us.
What do you call the measurement of a wave magnitude of oscillation?
a device called a rictor scale is used
