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Waves have several measurable properties:
- Wavelength (λ): measured in micrometers, nanometers, or just meters.
- Speed or velocity: usually meters per second.
- Frequency: measured in Hertz, which is equivalent to (1 / seconds).
- Amplitude: depends on what type of wave. could be meters, if it is like a water wave, measuring the peak to trough distance, for example. Or volts or amperes for an electromagnetic wave.
These are some of the quantities that can be measured for a wave.
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What is the unit of measuring wave length of light?
nanometer
The measure of a waves intensity?
The measure of the intensity of a wave is referred to as its amplitude.
What is the unit used to measure the period of a wave?
Seconds
What metric system unit is used to measure distance?
The base unit of length is the metre. The SI system is based on seven base units, all the other units are derived from these. Length is on of the base units, and is measured in metres. The prefix system is a shorthand way of writing fractions and multiples of the base units. A millimetre is 0.001 metres, the milli- just denotes the number of decimal places, the distance is still being measured in metres but is written as millimetres to save on wrting or pronouncing all the zeros. millimetres and kilometres are still metres, the prefix merely indicates the thousandths or thousands of metres. All distances are measured in metres, sometimes fractions or multiples of metres are used for ease, but the measurement is still in metres.
What is the unit of measure for the frequency of a sound wave?
Hertz or seconds-1
What do you measure using units called hertz?
wave frequency.
What units are made to measure speed of wave?
Meters and secound
How does a wave system function?
A wave system functions with a complex system of quantum mechanics. It is essentially a function of time and space that is very difficult to people measure.
What is the unit of measuring wave length of light?
nanometer
How does a system function?
A wave system functions with a complex system of quantum mechanics. It is essentially a function of time and space that is very difficult to people measure.
How do you measure a longitudinal wave?
The details depend on what type of wave you are talking about, and what exactly you want to measure about the wave.
How do you measure the speed of the wave?
To measure the speed of a wave, you multiply the frequency by the wavelength.
What happens when a wave amplitude interferes with another wave amplitude of the same frequency?
They could undergo constructive interference in which the amplitudes of the two waves combine. For example, a wave with an amplitude of 2 units overlaps with another wave with an amplitude of 2 units, the overlapping amplitude will be 4 units. They could also undergo destructive interference in which the amplitude of one wave is 2 units and the amplitude of the second wave is -2 units. At the point where they meet, the combined amplitude will be zero.
What is the amplitude of a sound wave a measure of?
The amplitude of a sound wave is the measure of the intensity of the sound, such as loudness.
What does velocity of a wave measure?
The speed and direction of a wave
What is the measure of the size of the disturbance from a wave?
Wave velocity
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
