To determine what one hertz (Hz) is equivalent to, let's break down the options given.
1. Option A: One thousand cycles per second
- This option suggests that one hertz is equivalent to one thousand cycles every second. Given that "kilo" represents one thousand in scientific terms, one thousand cycles per second would be represented as kilohertz (kHz), not hertz (Hz). Thus, this option is incorrect.
2. Option B: One thousand cycles per minute
- This option suggests that one hertz is equivalent to one thousand cycles every minute. Let's convert this to cycles per second:
- There are 60 seconds in a minute.
- If one thousand cycles occur in 60 seconds, then per second, the cycles would be 1000 / 60 ≈ 16.67 cycles per second.
- Consequently, this is not equivalent to one hertz, which is one cycle per second. Hence, this option is incorrect.
3. Option C: One cycle per second
- According to this option, one hertz means one cycle happening every second. This is actually the definition of hertz:
- 1 Hz = 1 cycle/second.
- Therefore, this option is indeed correct.
4. Option D: One cycle per minute
- This option suggests that one hertz is equivalent to one cycle every minute. Converting this to cycles per second:
- There are 60 seconds in a minute.
- If one cycle occurs in 60 seconds, then per second, the cycles would be 1 cycle / 60 seconds = 1/60 cycles per second.
- Consequently, this is not equivalent to one hertz, which is one cycle per second. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Given the analysis of all the options, the correct answer is:
Option C: One cycle per second.
Hence, one hertz (Hz) is indeed equivalent to one cycle per second.
