Wave Math

The second hand complete one cycle every 60 seconds.  What is the frequency?

• 60
• 0.0167

A fly flaps its wings back and forth 200 times each second. Calculate the period of a wing flap.

• 200
• 0.5
• 0.05
• 0.005

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If 10 waves pass every second, what is the frequency?

• 10 Hz
• 0.1 Hz

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If 6 waves pass in 2 seconds, what is the period?

• 6
• 3
• 2
• 0.33

A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

• 0.2
• 5
• 500
• 20

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A wave has a wavelength of 2 meters and a frequency of 1.5 Hz.What is its speed?

• 0.75
• 3
• 1.33
• 3.5

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A wave is 8 meters long and has a frequency of 3 Hz. Find its speed.

• .375
• 8
• 2.67
• 24

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A wave has a period of 4 seconds. Find its frequency.

• 4
• 0.25

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A sound wave has a λ of 170m. The speed of sound travels at 343 m/s. What is the frequency?

• 0.5
• 2.01
• 513
• 58.310

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What is the period of this wave?

• 0.5
• 2
• 7.5
• 12.5

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