Question

You are sitting on the beach and notice that a seagull floating on the water moves up and down 5 times in I minute. What is the frequency of the water waves

Answer 1

Answer:

f = 0.0833 Hz

Explanation:

Frequency is defined as the no. of cycles per unit time. The frequency of water waves can be given by the following formula:

$Frequency\ of\ waves = f = \frac{No.\ of\ Waves}{time}$

here,

No. of Waves = No. of times seagull moves up and down = 5

Time = 1 minute = 60 sec

Therefore, using these values in the formula, we get:

$f = \frac{5}{60\ sec}$

f = 0.0833 Hz