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Waves & Wave Speed Equation Take Two

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what type of wave is it?

a)

Squishy Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

c)

Wavey Wave

d)

longitudinal/compression/pressure waves

2.
____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second
a)
energy
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
3.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
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
5.

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.2 meters what is the speed of the wave? (pay attention to units)

a)

320.23 m/s

b)

1391.3 hz

c)

319.8 m/hz

d)

64 m/s

6.
The blue-throated hummingbird flaps its wings 300 times a minute.  What is its frequency?
a)
5 hz
b)
300 hz
c)
300/60 
d)
a lot?
7.

What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?

a)

Reflections

b)

Rarefactions

c)

Wavelength

d)

Compressions

8.

Which is a logical claim coming from the data?

a)

There is an inverse relationship between X and Y.

b)

There is a direct relationship between X and Y.

c)

X increases when Y increases.

d)

There is a direct relationship because both are increasing at the same time.

9.

What relationship does the table represent?

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Neither

10.

What relationship does the table represent?

a)

Direct

b)

Inverse

c)

Neither

11.

Distance from 'y' to 'y' is a _______

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Compression

d)

Rarefaction

12.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
13.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
14.

What is the frequency of a wave with a wavelength of 12 m and a speed of 4.0 m/s?

a)

3 Hz

b)

48 Hz

c)

1/3 Hz

d)

16 Hz

15.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a speed of 25 m/s and a frequency of 50 Hz?

a)

6250 m

b)

.5 m

c)

75 Hz

d)

75 m

16.

If a wave has a frequency of 4 Hz and a wavelength of 8 m, then what is its speed?

a)

12 m/s

b)

.5 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

32 m/s

17.

The vertical line means

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

18.

The horizontal line means

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

19.

Wavelength =

a)

Wavespeed * Frequency

b)

Wavespeed / Frequency

c)

Frequency * Wavespeed

d)

Frequency/wavespeed

20.

Wavespeed =

a)

Wavelength * Frequency

b)

Wavelength / Frequency

c)

Wavelength + Frequency

d)

Wavelength - Frequency

21.

Frequency =

a)

Wavespeed * Frequency

b)

Wavespeed / Frequency

c)

Wavespeed + Frequency

d)

Wavespeed - Frequency