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Why do the windows in your office building seem to have waves in the glass?
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∙ 16y ago
Because glass is a liquid and it sags over time.
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Why is it that if you play a trumpet at a high pitch the windows raddled?
because of your sound waves bouncing off the glass
Why do cars warm up when there closed?
Cars warm up to a temperature higher than the surroundings because of the glass in the car windows. This is called the greenhouse effect. High-energy heat waves from the sun are able to pass through the glass of the windows, and this energy is absorbed by the materials inside the car, causing it to heat up. The glass does not let the less energetic heat waves being let off by the warm car pass through the windows. Therefore the heat is "trapped" inside the car, causing it to get warmer than the surroundings.
In particals How do sound waves shatter glass?
If the sound waves are strong enough the shattering of glass occurs when glass vibrates at the same frequency as the sound waves on the outer surface of the glass, but at lower frequencies inside the glass. This causes interference in the waveforms moving through the glass, which stress the glass, causing it to break. This is a different effect than when a single sharp sound, such as an explosion, pushes the glass beyond its breaking point.
What is a building that absorbs the energy of a seismic waves?
Fixed-base building
Is it possible to make a model building withstand Primary Waves Secondary Waves and Surface Waves of an earthquake?
yes
Can infrared radiation pass through glass windows?
That depends, short wave infrared radiation can travel through glass (hence the laser pointers and your TV remotes), but longer infrared waves get reflected. This is due to the design of glass so that we can see through it but the infrared heat radiation does not leave, thus improving efficiency.
What is a glass wedge that bends light waves?
prism
How does sound from a vocal cord travel to a glass and shatter it?
The sound waves produced by the vocal chords contain energy and this energy is transmitted though the air to the glass, sound waves are pressure waves. The glass vibrates in resonance with the pressure variations and energy builds up in it to the point where it can shatter.
Are sound waves the building block of an atom?
no,
Name three methods of improving building's safety before an earthquake?
lets give you 5: firstly, you can put cross braces on all around the building. Cross braces are metal supports that allow the building to twist and sway when there are seismic waves. The second way to protect a building against buildings is by having rubber shock absorbers in the foundations of the building. They absorb the tremors from the earthquake, preventing it from collapsing. Another way is by having a big box of concrete at the top of the building which is controlled by a computer. It slides to the other direction of the earthquake force, preventing to from collapsing. An example of using this method is the Taipei 101: If you install automating shutters in your building, you would save lots of people from being injured or even dying. This is because when the glass from the windows breaks, they could fall on people. The automatic shutters go over the windows, prevent the glass from flying everywhere. Also, if you have an open space, it can be a safe area for people to come when evacuated. These are also known as assembly points.
What is the change in direction of waves when the waves travel from air to glass?
The waves are refracted towards the normal (ie towards the line perpendicular to the surface).
Describe a situation that demonstrates that water waves carry energy?
In the ocean in the summer time when there are high tides and you see the BIG waves, in able for those waves to get so big, they need to have some type of energy transfered on to them so that the wave may be prosees.
