Waves 3

If a wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 600 m, what is its period?

• 12 s
• 0.02 s
• 30000 s
• 50 s

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A wave covers a distance of 68 m during one of its cycles and has a frequency of 700 Hz.  What is its speed?

• 10.3 m/s
• 47600 m/s
• 3600 m/s
• 830.5 m/s

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If a wave is traveling at 260 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.8 m/s, what is its frequency?

• 208 Hz
• 325 Hz
• 430 Hz
• 160 Hz

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Mechanical waves pass through a ____

• medium

• liquid

• gas

what type of wave is used in ecolocation

• mind waves 
• soundwaves
• microwave
• radiation

If the energy in a longitudinal wave travels from south to north, the particles of the medium would be vibrating _____.

• from north to south, only
•  both north and south
• from east to west, only
• stand still

When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

• pitch
• frequency
• Doppler Effect
• medium

Material (matter) through which a wave travels

• medium
• Doppler Effect
• sound
• pitch

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Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)

• sound
• diffract
• pitch
• volume

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How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?

• dense to less dense
• trough to crest
• compression to compression
• beginning of illustration to the end

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