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Amplitude is the measure of a wave's energy; therefore, to increase amplitude, the energy being applied to the waves must be increased.
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What would happen if you reduced the amplitude of a sound wave?
Because sound waves are displacements of molecules of the medium they travel through, reducing the amplitude would mean decreasing the displacement the molecules experience as the wave passes through. Even though sound waves are longitudinal (meaning the displacement is in the direction the wave travels in) and waves in water are transversal (the displacement is perpendicular to the wave's direction), an example can be found in water waves; reducing the amplitude in water waves would reduce the size/height of the waves. In the case of audible sound waves reducing the amplitude will decrease the volume of the sound.
Waves with the greater amplitudes carry MORE OR LESS energy than waves with smaller amplitudes?
Wave with higher amplitude carry more energy than wave with lower amplitude. For simple consideration, no amplitude is no wave and thus no energy but just a flat surface of water. Wave with amplitude must have higher energy than the no wave.
What do tsunami waves carry which is common to all waves?
Wavelength, Amplitude, and Frequency.
When two waves overlap and interfere destructively what does he resulting wave have?
"lower amplitude"
What happens to the wave and the color of the wave when you increase or decrease amplitude?
You seem to be talking about a light wave. If you increase the amplitude the light gets brighter, and if you decrease it gets dimmer. Amplitude has no effect on colour.
How do you increase the energy of waves?
By increasing its amplitude and/or frequency.
What is it called when the crest of two waves overlap and result in an increased wave amplitude?
Superimposing of waves is when two or more waves travel through the same medium and intersect. The net displacement is the addition of the waves amplitude. If they are in phase they increase amplitude; out of phase, the amplitude decreases.
What happens to the frequency of the waves when you increase the rate of vibration?
the amplitude increases
What happens to the amplitude of the sound wave as the sound get louder?
Pitch is a characteristic decided by the frequency. So high pitch high frequency. Low frequency is the cause of low Pitch. Frequency and wavelength are always inversely related. So wavelength increases. But amplitude in no way is related to the pitch. Hence amplitude could remain the same.
When earthquake an increase of magnitude 1 on Richter scale implies?
A ten fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves
When going from a 5 to a 6 on the Richter Scale what is the increase in amplitude of seismic waves?
3
What type of waves have amplitude?
All waves have amplitude.
What happens to the amplitude of two waves as they meet?
Depends where. If a peak meets a peak, then the amplitude of that peak will increase. Same with troughs. However if the waves have the same amplitude, and a peak meets a trough, they will cancel out, and you will be left with a dead spot, not affected by the wave.
What does a 1.0 increase on the Richter scale mean?
It means that the maximum amplitude of the seismic waves recorded is 10 times bigger for every 1.0 increase. This is equivalent to a 32 times increase in the amount of energy released by the earthquake.
What happened as Waves from deeper waters enter shallower waters?
Amplitude and frequency increase and speed decreases
How can you change the amplitude of the wave?
By increasing the frequency and decreasing the wavelength for more energy.
A sound waves amplitude corresponds to the sounds what?
Usually, people are asking as if there is just "the" amplitude in sound waves in air. The loudness perception of a sound is determined by the amplitude of the sound waves − the higher the amplitude, the louder the sound. Which amplitude of sound (sound amplitude) do you mean? There are: amplitude of particle displacement ξ, or displacement amplitude amplitude of sound pressure p or pressure amplitude amplitude of sound particle velocity v, or particle velocity amplitude amplitude of pressure gradient Δ p, or pressure gradient amplitude. Furthermore, think of the amplitude of the oscillation of a string. The maximum magnitude of the deflection of a wave is called amplitude. Look at link: "What is an amplitude?"
