USING WAVES

Question 1

How do sound waves travel through a solid?

Answer 1

The particles in the solid vibrate and transfer kinetic energy through the material

Question 2

What is an ultrasound wave?

Answer 2

A sound wave with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz

Question 3

What is a sound of frequencies less than 20Hz called?

Answer 3

Infrasound

Question 4

What natural event causes seismic waves to be produced? What types are produced?

Answer 4

• Earthquakes
• They produce both P-waves and S-waves

Question 5

Are P-waves transverse or longitudinal?

Answer 5

Longitudinal

Question 6

Are S-waves transverse or longitudinal?

Answer 6

Transverse