Wave Motion and Speed

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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How many waves are in this wave chain?

• 6
• 3
• 4
• 5

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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 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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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

• varying
• high
• the same
• low

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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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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following is NOT a transverse wave?

• Sound
• Radio
• Light
• Infrared

Sound waves are an example of what type of wave?

• Transverse
• Mexican
• Longitudinal
• Longertudinal

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