Wave Calculations Worksheet Basic Calculations

The length of 4 waves together is 12m. How long is the wavelength of a single wave?

• 3 seconds

• 3 metres

• 12 metres

• 3 Hz

Two boats are anchored in the harbor, separated by a horizontal distance of 18 m. The vertical distance between a boat's highest and lowest position is 4.8 m. 

What is the amplitude of the wave?

• 4.8 m

• 9.6 m

• 18 m

• 2.4 m

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A

• B

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The unit of frequency is ___.

• meters

• nanometers (nm)

• m/s

• Hertz

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what type of wave is it?

• Squishy Wave

• Transverse Wave

• longitudinal wave

• longitudinal/compression/pressure waves

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A person floating in a tube experiences the wake from a passing boat. If the person goes up then down then back up to where they started 1.2 seconds what is the period of the water wave?

• 1.2 s

• 1.2 Hz

• 0.83 s

• 0.83 Hz

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A person floating in a tube experiences the wake from a passing boat. If the person goes up then down then back up to where they started 1.2 seconds what is the frequency of the water wave?

• 1.2 s

• 1.2 Hz

• 0.83 s

• 0.83 Hz

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The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 300,000,000 m/s. If a wave has a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its wavelength in meters?

• 600,000 meters

• 600,000,000 meters

• 600 meters

• 600,000,000,000 meters

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A sound wave travels through air at a speed of 343 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.7 meters. What is the frequency of this sound wave in Hz?

• 490 Hz

• 245 Hz

• 343 Hz

• 4900 Hz

A wave with a wavelength of 4 meters travels at a speed of 240 m/s. Calculate its frequency in Hz.

• 60 Hz

• 600 Hz

• 6 Hz

• 24 Hz