MSRX StoryQuest

Waves & Sound

Frequency, wavelength, and what travels without the medium travelling.

M015Explorer

Wave frequency

v=fλv = f\lambda

a sonar buoy searching a channel for a sunken hull

Wave consoleEnter mission M019Challenge

Sound resonance

f1=v2Lf_1 = \frac{v}{2L}

a warning horn being tuned before a storm front arrives

Wave consoleEnter mission M037Foundation

Timing an echo

a canyon wall being ranged by shouting and counting

Reflection deckEnter mission M038Explorer

Tuning a string

v=fλv = f\lambda

a sitar being tuned before a recording session

Wave consoleEnter mission M039Challenge

Sonar depth sounding

d=vt2d = \frac{vt}{2}

a fishing boat sounding a channel before entering at low tide

Wave consoleEnter mission M057Explorer

Absorbing sound

A=αSA = \alpha S

a school hall being treated so speech is intelligible

Reflection deckEnter mission