Wave speed

A scientist is studying ocean waves and notes that a particular wave has a frequency of 36 hz and a wave length of 6 m. What is the wave speed (velocity) of this ocean wave?

• 25 m/s

• 36 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 216 m/s

As the frequency of a radio wave transmitted by a station increases, its wavelength

• gets larger

• gets smaller

• remains the same

• goes to zero

 A sound wave from a tuning fork has a frequency of 50 Hz and travels through the air with a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the sound wave?

• 500 m/s

• 50 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

In a physics class, the teacher asks, '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

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

In a music festival, four different bands are playing simultaneously on separate stages. If each band's music is represented as a wave, which band's music has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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

 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

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

What is the wavelength of a wave traveling at 1600m/s and a frequency of 400Hz?

• 400m

• 4m

• 64m