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WorksheetsWave speed equation practice
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the speed of a 20 Hz with a 4m wavelength?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
2.
What is the frequency of a wave traveling at 300 m/s with a 4 m wavelength?
a)
0.013 Hz
b)
75 Hz
c)
300 Hz
d)
1200 Hz
3.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
4.
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?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
5.
The number of waves that pass a given point per second is called what?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
7.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
none of the above
8.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
12.
If a mechanical wave is traveling through medium A and into medium B and it slows down. Which statement is true?
a)
The wavelength of the wave will get shorter
b)
The frequency of the wave will increase
c)
The wavelength of the wave will get longer
d)
The frequency of the wave will decrease
13.
If a mechanical wave is traveling through medium A and into medium B and it speeds up. Which statement is true?
a)
The wavelength of the wave will get shorter
b)
The wavelength of the wave will get longer
c)
The frequency of the wave will increase
d)
The frequency of the wave will decrease
14.
Which has the lowest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Which has the longest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
Which has the largest amplitude?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
All same
17.
Which change in wave properties increase wave amplitude
a)
greater length
b)
increased height
c)
decreased frequency
d)
shortened wavelength
18.
How many waves are in this wave chain?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
19.
A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
20.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
21.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
22.
trough
a)
Part B
b)
Part A
c)
Part C
d)
Part D
23.
____________________ is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second
a)
energy
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
24.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
27.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
28.
The unit of frequency is ___.
a)
meters
b)
nanometers (nm)
c)
m/s
d)
Hertz
29.
The wave in this picture represents a ____ wave.
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
30.
A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
31.
What is the frequency of a wave traveling at 300 m/s with a 4 m wavelength?
a)
0.013 Hz
b)
75 Hz
c)
300 Hz
d)
1200 Hz
32.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
33.
Based on the picture, choose the best description of how wavelength and frequency are related
a)
As wavelength increases, frequency increases
b)
As frequency increases, wavelength remains the same
c)
As frequency increases, wavelength decreases
d)
frequency and wavelength mean the same thing
34.
What word describes the time taken for one wave to pass?
a)
Period
b)
Timeframe
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
35.
What word describes the distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next wave?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Power
36.
What word describes the number of waves per second?
a)
Hertz
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Frequency
37.
What can change the speed of a wave once emitted?
a)
entering a new medium
b)
remaining in the same medium
c)
nothing, the speed cannot be changed
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