Wavelength and Frequency Practice

What is the speed of light?

• 3.0x10⁸ ms

• 3.0x10⁸ m/s

• 6.626x10^-34 Js

• 6.626x10^-34 J/s

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The frequency of violet light is 7.5x10¹⁴ Hz. What is its wavelength?

• 4.0x10^-7 m

• 4.0x10⁷ m

• 2.25x10²³m

• 2.25x10²³ Hz

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

• waveform
• peak
• amplitude
• wavelength

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

• varying
• high
• the same
• low

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The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is...

• frequency

• wave speed

• amplitude

• wavelength

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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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Which of the following frequencies corresponds to light with the longest wavelength?

• 3.00 x 10¹³ Hz

• 4.12 x 10⁵ Hz

• 8.50 x 10²⁰ Hz

• 9.12 x 10¹² Hz

• 3.20 x 10⁹ Hz

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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