AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

HEARING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term refers to the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point per second?
A
Frequency
B
Loudness
C
Amplitude
D
Intensity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is A True. Frequency is defined as the number of waves passing through a point in one second. It is also defined as the number of vibrations made by a particle of the medium in one second. The SI unit of frequency is Hz .

Detailed explanation-2: -Frequency is defined as the number of waves that pass through a given point in a unit time. The S.I. unit for frequency is Hertz (Hz). For example, if a wave takes 0.5 seconds to pass through a point, then its frequency will be 10.5 = 2 Hz.

Detailed explanation-3: -Usually frequency is measured in the hertz unit, named in honor of the 19th-century German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. The hertz measurement, abbreviated Hz, is the number of waves that pass by per second.

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