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Wave math

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

30 waves pass a point every minute. What is the period of the wave?

a)

0.5 seconds/wave

b)

30 seconds/wave

c)

30 Hz

d)

2 seconds/wave

2.

Middle C on a piano has a frequency of about 264 hertz. If the wavelength in air of this note is 1.31 meters, what is the speed of sound in air?

a)

346 m/s

b)

264 m/s

c)

202 m/s

d)

1.31 m/s

3.

which type of wave is fastest?

a)

sound in air

b)

light

c)

water

d)

sound in water

4.

When two waves add together to make a bigger wave, it is called

a)

destructive interference

b)

a node

c)

constructive interference

d)

an antinode

5.

Using the fact that light travels at 3.0x108 m/s find the frequency of yellow light. (wavelength of yellow light is 5.85 x 10-7 m)

a)

5.12 x 1014 Hz

b)

176 Hz

c)

0.14 Hz

d)

3 x 108 Hz

6.

My swing has a period of 5 seconds. What is the frequency of the swing?

a)

5 waves/second

b)

0.2 waves/second

c)

340 m/second

d)

30 m

7.

What is the amplitude of the wave?

a)

15 cm

b)

10 seconds

c)

1.5 m/s

d)

20 seconds

8.

If the speed of this wave is 40 m/s, what is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

2 m

b)

40 m

c)

800 m

d)

4 m

9.

What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

20 seconds

b)

1/20 second

c)

1/10 second

d)

25 seconds

10.

Sound is a

a)

transverse wave

b)

standing wave

c)

longitudinal or compressional wave

d)

radio wave