Nature and Properties of Waves

What kind of wave is this?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

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What kind of wave is this?

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

What does A represent?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

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What does B represent?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

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What does A represent?

• Trough

• Crest

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What does B represent?

• Trough

• Crest

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Which of the following describes amplitude?

• the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

• the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point

• the amount of energy carried by a wave

• the number of waves that pass a given point in one second

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What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 10 m and a frequency of 5 Hz? (Hint: v = λ𝒇)

• 15m/s

• 50m/s

• 5m/s

• 2m/s

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A tuning fork has a frequency of 280 Hz and the wavelength of the sound produced is 1.5 m. Calculate the velocity of the wave. (Hint: v = λ𝒇)

• 140m/s

• 187m/s

• 210m/s

• 420m/s

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A wave is moving toward shore with a velocity of 4 m/s. If its period is 0.4 s, what is its wavelength? Hint: you may want to find frequency first, then wavelength! Or you can throwback to our traditional s = d/t calculations!

• 1.6m

• 3.6m

• 4.4m

• 10m

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