Free Printable waves 3 - f & T calculations

1.

Radio station 90.1 FM has a frequency of 90.1 M Hz. How many cycles per second are sent from the antenna of this radio station?

a)

90.1 Hz

b)

90.1 x 10⁶ Hz

c)

0.011 Hz

d)

1.1 x 10^-8 Hz

2.

Radio station 90.1 FM has a frequency of 90.1 M Hz. What is the period of time between one waves arrival and the next from the station?

a)

90.1 seconds

b)

90.1 x 10⁶ seconds

c)

0.011 seconds

d)

1.1 x 10^-8 seconds

3.

In a nearby pond, ripples are created in an unrealistic, but (just go with it) rapid manner . The ripples cause a tadpole near the surface to vibrate up and down 30 times in 5 seconds. What is the frequency of the tadpoles vibration?

a)

150 Hz

b)

0.0067 Hz

c)

0.167 Hz

d)

30 Hz

e)

6 Hz

4.

In a nearby pond, ripples are created in an unrealistic, but (just go with it) rapid manner . The ripples cause a tadpole near the surface to vibrate up and down 30 times in 5 seconds. What is the period of time passing between each vibration?

a)

150 s

b)

0.0067 s

c)

0.167 s

d)

30 s

e)

6 s

5.

A transverse wave is traveling on a string. The graph shows position as a function of time for a point on the string. What is the average speed of the point? (Hint: the point is only moving up and down)

a)

0 m/s

b)

2.4 m/s

c)

4.8 m/s

d)

9.6 m/s

6.

A transverse wave is traveling on a string. The graph shows position as a function of time for a point on the string. If the frequency of the wave were triples, what is the NEW average speed of the point? (Hint: the point is only moving up and down)

a)

2.4 m/s

b)

7.2 m/s

c)

9.6 m/s

d)

14.4 m/s

waves 3 - f & T calculations

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 7mins

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