Wavelength and Frequency

The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.

• waveform
• peak
• amplitude
• wavelength

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What is the lowest point on a wave?

• amplitude
• peak
• trough
• wavelength

The maximum distance from the center line to the top of the crest or the bottom of the trough is called the __________ of the wave.

• amplitude of the wave
• wavelength of the wave
• frequency of the wave
• speed of the wave

Violet light has a wavelength of 4.10 x 10^-12 m. What is the frequency?

• 1.23 x 10^ -3 Hz
• 7.31 x 10^ 19 Hz
• 1.37 x 10^12 Hz
• 3.0 x 10^ 8 Hz

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The unit of frequency is ___.

• meters
• nanometers (nm)
• m/s
• Hertz

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Red light has a wavelength of 675 nm. What is its frequency?

• 2.03x10¹¹ m

• 4.44x10¹⁴ Hz

• 4.44x10¹⁴ nm

• 2.03x10¹¹ Hz

Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 10¹² Hz. 

• 5.8 x 10 ^-5 m
• 5.8 x 10 ^-7 m
• 5.19 x 10 ¹⁴ m
• 1.56 x 10 ²³ m

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If an AM radio station broadcasts at
9.95 x 10⁵ Hz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?

• 6.59 x 10^-28 m
• 1.01 x 10^-6 m
• 3.32 x 10^-3 m
• 302 m

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An argon ion laser emits light at 488 nm. What is the frequency of this radiation? (1 nm = 1x10^-9m)

• 4.07 x 10^-19 Hz
• 6.15 x 10¹⁴ Hz
• 1.46 x 10² Hz
• 2.05 x 10⁶ Hz

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If long wavelength is equal to low frequency, and red has the LONGEST wavelength of all the colors,

• then RED has a high frequency.

• then RED has a low frequency.

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