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Frequency (or equivalently, wavelength) and amplitude. Frequency determines the sound's pitch (high or low). Amplitude is the volume (loud or quiet).

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How do you produce a longitudinal wave on a spring that has large energy?

To produce a longitudinal wave on a spring with large energy, you can start by displacing one end of the spring in the direction you want the wave to travel. Apply a significant amount of force to create a strong wave with high energy content. The wave will propagate along the spring as the particles oscillate back and forth in the direction of the wave.


Different features of waves?

If referring to differences in types of waves, their is only longitudinal and tranverse waves in which the only difference is that longitudinal waves move in compressions (such as sound). Transverse waves move in a continuos up and down motion (light waves and displayed in the graph of cosine or sine). The properties of waves are diffraction, refraction, constructive interference, destructive interference, and transfer of energy (this is what a wave is).


What is it called when a selsmic wave bounces backward when it reaches a boundary?

It is called seismic wave reflection. When a seismic wave encounters a boundary between different materials with contrasting density or rigidity, some of the wave energy is reflected back towards the source.


What type of waves do particalles in a medium move perpendicular to the direction that the waves move?

Oh, dude, you're talking about transverse waves! It's like when those particles in a medium are just vibing, moving up and down while the wave itself is cruising in a totally different direction. It's kinda like if you're at a party and everyone's dancing to their own beat, you know?


Two ways to determine wave speed?

you can determine it by the wavelenght and the period of the wave and the frequencey

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Is a transverse wave longitudinal?

No. Those two different adjectives are used to describe two different mechanisms of wave motion.


What is the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?

The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions in the wave.


Is a transverse wave an example of an longitudinal wave?

No, they are different types of wave. Transverse waves vibrate across the direction of motion, like the waves you get when you shake a rope. Longitudinal waves vibrate back and forth along the direction of motion like a sound wave.


What is the Wave that is a combination of tranverse and longitudinal waves?

A surface wave is a type of wave that exhibits characteristics of both transverse and longitudinal waves. It travels along the boundary between two different materials, such as air and water, or between two layers of the same material moving at different speeds. An example of a surface wave is a water wave at the surface of the ocean.


How is the wavelength determined for a longitudinal wave?

The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is determined by measuring the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions in the wave.


How is wavelength determined for a longitudinal wave?

The wavelength of a longitudinal wave is determined by measuring the distance between two consecutive compressions or rarefactions in the wave.


What A wave that occurs at the bound between two media when transverse and longitudinal waves combine?

A surface wave is a type of wave that occurs at the boundary between two different media when transverse and longitudinal waves combine. This wave travels along the surface of the media, with particles moving in both transverse and longitudinal directions. Examples of surface waves include water waves and seismic waves.


What are the two different parts of a wave?

compression and rarefaction


What is the difference between the way matter matter responds to a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave?

In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, while in a longitudinal wave, the particles vibrate parallel to the direction of wave propagation. This results in different types of motion and interactions between particles in the two wave types.


What is a wave that occurs at or near the boundary of two different media?

It is called a boundary wave or an interface wave. These waves propagate along the interface between two different media and can exhibit unique properties based on the properties of the two media they border.


Which term best describes between any two crests in a transverse wave or the distance between any two rarefractions in a longitudinal wave?

Wavelength describes the distance between any two corresponding points in a wave, such as between two crests in a transverse wave or two rarefactions in a longitudinal wave.


What are the two sound waves that travel through the air?

Transverse wave and a longitudinal wave