Waves are constituted by periodic oscillations of some physical quantity (like pressure in matter of electric field, in this cases we talk about sound and electromagnetic waves). A superposition of different oscillations is also a wave.
Let us consider a single oscillation. Since it is periodic, if we focus on the quantity on a single point, in time it has a periodic change. The wave frequency is by definition the inverse of the period of this change, that is the inverse of the time elapsed between two consecutive instant where the considered quantity has the same values in the same point. A wave constituted by a single oscillation is called monochromatic, from the fact that light constituted by a single oscillation is of a well defined primary color.
If the wave is a superposition of different oscillation it is said to have different frequency components, one for each individual oscillation. Such a wave, on the example of light, is called polychromatic.
High frequency waves will have more energy than low-frequency waves. This is because energy is directly proportional to frequency in waves - the higher the frequency, the higher the energy.
This is known as the frequency of the wave.
The highest frequency electromagnetic waves are gamma rays.
The highest frequency electromagnetic waves are gamma rays, which have wavelengths shorter than 10 picometers. The lowest frequency electromagnetic waves are radio waves, which have wavelengths longer than 1 millimeter.
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High frequency waves will have more energy than low-frequency waves. This is because energy is directly proportional to frequency in waves - the higher the frequency, the higher the energy.
This is known as the frequency of the wave.
The frequency of the waves.
The highest frequency electromagnetic waves are gamma rays.
The highest frequency electromagnetic waves are gamma rays, which have wavelengths shorter than 10 picometers. The lowest frequency electromagnetic waves are radio waves, which have wavelengths longer than 1 millimeter.
The frequency of sound waves determines the pitch of the sound. Higher frequency waves create higher-pitched sounds, while lower frequency waves create lower-pitched sounds.
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The frequency of the waves is 0.20 HZ.
if wave amplitudes are equal ,will high frequency waves carry more or less energy than low frequency waves
High frequency waves also have high energy. This means that waves with shorter wavelengths (higher frequency) carry more energy than waves with longer wavelengths (lower frequency). Examples of high frequency, high energy waves include gamma rays and X-rays.
Radar waves have a lower frequency that light waves.The frequency of a light wave is related to wavelength and speed by the equation c = »½. The color of a light wave is also determined by the frequency. The amplitude and brightness are not related to the frequency.
The frequency of the waves.