Calculating Wave Speed

How many waves are in this wave train?

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 1

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the speed of the wave? The wavelength is 10 meters.

• 60 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 26.6 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the frequency of this wave?

• 8 Hz

• 0.25 Hz

• 0.125 Hz

• 4 Hz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Frequency is measured in

• Newtons
• Joules
• Hertz
• Decibels

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which is the correct equation for calculating the speed of a wave?

• T = 1/f
• Speed= Wavelength x Period
• Speed = Wavelength/Frequency
• Speed= Wavelength x Frequency

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?

• 3.00 m/s
• 2.50 m/s
• .75 m/s
• 1.25 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• 500 m/s
• 50 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 0.5 m/s

 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

• 25 m
• 125 m
• 5 m
• 25 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 34 m/s
• 3400 Hz
• 3400 m/s
• 34 Hz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

crest to crest or trough to trough

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1