Waves Quiz

The lowest pitch a human can hear has a frequency of 20 Hz. If sound with this frequency travels through air with a speed of 331 m/s, what is the wavelength?

• 18m

• 16.55m

• 37.22m

• 79.2m

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What is the period of a wave that has a frequency of 735 Hz?

• 5.39 s

• 1.23 s

• 0.0014 s

• 2.11 s

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What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a period of 7s and a wave speed of 351 m/s?

• 2457 m

• 404 m

• 283 m

• 1223 m

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What is the frequency of a wave with a period of 10.73 s?

• 2.80 Hz

• 2.90 Hz

• 3.9 Hz

• 0.093 Hz

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A wave with a frequency of 60.0 Hz travels through steel with a wavelength of 85.5 m. What is the speed of this wave?

• 1190 m/s

• 5130 m/s

• 3832 m/s

• 3005 m/s

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A ship anchored at sea is rocked by waves that have crests 14 m apart. The waves travel at 7 m/s. How often do the wave crests reach the ship?

• 2 s

• 3 s

• 4 s

• 1 s

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A drum is hit, creating a wave with the length of 1.1 m and a speed of 2.42x10^4 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 12x10^5 Hz

• 4.7x10^3 Hz

• 2.2x10^4 Hz

• 3.4x10^2 Hz

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A drum is hit, creating a wave with the length of 1.1 m and a speed of 2.42x10^4 m/s. What is the period?

• 3.1x10^8 s

• 1.x10^3 s

• 6.8x10^3 s

• 4.55x10^-5 s

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A music note played has a frequency of 440 Hz. If the speed of sound is known to be 350 m/s what is the wavelength of this note?

• 0.356 m

• 43.4 m

• 0.795 m

• 1.27 m

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A colorful light with a wavelength of 5.98x10^-7 m, travels through a glass with a speed of 1.94x10^8 m/s. What is the light's frequency?

• 23.2x10^4 Hz

• 3.29x10^14 Hz

• 17.9x10^5 Hz

• 12.5x10^3 Hz

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