Wave Speed, wavelength, and frequency

____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second

• energy
• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

• varying
• high
• the same
• low

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Which letter represents wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?
• the substance through which a wave can travel
• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

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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

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 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

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 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

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The blue-throated hummingbird flaps its wings 300 times a minute. What is its frequency?

• 5 hz

• 300 hz

• 18000 Hz

• a lot?

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