Wave Equation Practice

What is the speed of a wave with a frequency of 12 Hz and a wavelength of 2m?

• 6 m/s

• 24 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 4 m/s

What is the frequency of wave with a wavelength of 3m and a speed of 9m/s?

• 18 Hz

• 9 Hz

• 27 Hz

• 3 Hz

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What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 20m and a frequency of 3 Hz?

• 60 m/s

• 6.67 m/s

• 6 m/s

• 0.15 m/s

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What is the equation for calculating wavelength if I know frequency and wave speed?

• λ=fv

• λ=v/f

• λ=f/v

• λ=f-v

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What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.

• 1 Hz

• 5 Hz

• 10 Hz

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Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Mathematical Equivalence

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Match the following definitions to the correct term

• frequency

• The distance between 2 waves

• crest

• The height of the wave

• amplitude

• The lowest part of a wave

• trough

• The number of waves that occur every second

• wavelength

• The top of a wave

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In the wave above, which is the wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which of the following is true about waves?

• When wavelength increases frequency increases

• When wavelength decreases, frequency increases

• When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

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