Wave Speed Problems

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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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How many waves are in this wave chain?

• 6
• 3
• 4
• 5

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NGSS.HS-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

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NGSS.HS-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

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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.HS-PS4-1

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz.  If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?

• 320.23 m/s
• 1391.3 hz
• 73.6 m/hz
• 73.6 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The lowest pitch the average human can hear is about 20.0 Hz. If sound with this frequency travels through air about 300 m/s, What is its wavelength?

• 15
• 6000 m
• 15 m
• 6000 

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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.HS-PS4-1

The highest point of a wave is called the ?

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• frequency

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a second?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

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