Sound Waves Calculations

The speed of a wave is 50 m/s. It's wavelength is 1.6 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

(v = f × λ and f = v / λ)

• 31.25 Hz

• 25 Hz

• 31.25 H

• 25

What do we call the human perception of amplitude?

• sound

• volume

• Hertz

• pitch

• wavelength

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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

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If a wave has a speed of 340 m/s and a frequency of 1000 Hz, what is its wavelength in meters?

• 0.34 meters

• 3.4 meters

• 34 meters

• 340 meters

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Imagine a sound wave with a frequency of 440 Hz and a speed of 330 m/s. What is the wavelength of this sound wave in meters?

• 0.75 meters

• 7.5 meters

• 75 meters

• 0.075 meters

A sound wave in a steel rod travels at a speed of 5960 m/s and has a frequency of 500 Hz. What is the wavelength of this sound wave in meters?

• 1.192 meters

• 11.92 meters

• 119.2 meters

• 0.1192 meters

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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

Given a wave with a wavelength of 0.5 meters and a speed of 200 m/s, what is its frequency in Hz?

• 400 Hz

• 40 Hz

• 4 Hz

• 0.4 Hz

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Suppose there is a wave with a frequency of 60 Hz and a wavelength of 8 meters. What is its speed in meters per second (m/s)?

• 480 m/s

• 48 m/s

• 4.8 m/s

• 800 m/s

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A sound wave travels through water at a speed of 1500 m/s and has a frequency of 500 Hz. What is the wavelength of this sound wave in meters?

• 3 meters

• 30 meters

• 0.3 meters

• 300 meters

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