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Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
The period of a wave is:
How fast the wave pulse is moving
The number of wavelengths that pass a given point
The amount of time it takes the wave to travel one wavelength
The length of one full wave cycle
Which is not a property of a transverse wave?
Particles in medium move perpendicular to wave motion
Consists of crests and troughs
Particles in medium move parallel to wave motion
What is a pulse?
The sound a wave makes
A single disturbance in a medium
A series of waves
What is the highest point on a wave?
Amplitude
Trough
Wavelength
Crest
Nodes occur at the parts of the wave that don't move.
True
False
What is beat frequency?
The difference between two source frequencies
The speed of the beat
The changing pitch of the source
If a wave has a velocity of 20 m/s and a frequency of 330 Hz, what is the wavelength?
16.5 m
0.061 m
1.36 m
7.33 m
If the amount of time it takes a wave to travel one wavelength is 0.02 seconds, what is the frequency?
50 Hz
0.02 Hz
20 Hz
An ambulance zooms past an unmoving person at 36 m/s, the siren blaring at a frequency of 455 Hz. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, what is the frequency that the person detects?
0.89 Hz
406 Hz
509 Hz
1.12 Hz
