Describing Sound Waves

Frequency is defined as...

• Number of waves or cycles generated per second.
• The maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position.
• The time interval between two consecutive waves.
• The distance between two identical positions on two consecutive waves.

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A wave machine generated waves with a wavelength of 0.080 m at a constant wave speed of 17 m/s. Calculate the frequency of the waves.

• 212 Hz

• 1.36 Hz

• 0.00470 Hz

• 16.92 Hz

• 1.36

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The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s. The frequency of the sound waves generated by my voice is 720 Hz. Calculate the wavelength of sound of my voice.

• 380 m

• 0.472 m

• 2.11 m

• 244,800

• none of these are correct

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A sound wave has a wavelength of 200 m and a frequency of 6 Hz. What is its speed?

• 1200 m/s

• 12,280 m/s

• 0.0031 m/s

• 1993.8 m/s

• none of these are correct

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Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The pitch of a sound is most closely related to the

• frequency  of the sound waves
• distance from the sound source
• medium through which the sound travels
• intensity of the sound

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How loud or soft a sound is, is related to the _____________ of the wave

• amplitude
• frequency
• wave length
• rest position

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Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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Which wave has the highest frequency?

• A

• B

• C

• None (same frequency)

• none of these are correct

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Waves that have vibrations that move perpendicular to the direction the wave are called:

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Transverse Waves

• Medium

• Light Waves