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Wave Speed

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Review: What is the frequency of a wave?

a)

How fast the wave moves from one point to the next

b)

The time it takes for one wave to happen

c)

The length of a wave

d)

How many waves pass a fixed point in 1 second

2.

Review: Frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the frequency of a wave is 5 Hz, then the period is__________.

a)

5 sec

b)

1/5 sec

c)

50 sec

d)

1/2 sec

3.

Review: frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the period is 1/2 seconds, then the frequency is ___________.

a)

2 Hz

b)

1/2 Hz

c)

2 sec

d)

5 Hz

4.

As the frequency of a wave increases, then what happens to the wavelength?

a)

Gets bigger / increases

b)

Gets smaller / decreases

5.

Which material would sound travel fastest in?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Steel

6.

Why does sound travel faster in water than in air?

a)

The particles in water are more tightly packed together

b)

The particles in water are more spaced apart

7.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the frequency is 5 Hz and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the wave's velocity?

a)

10 m/s

b)

5/2 m/s

c)

2/5 m/s

d)

7 m/s

8.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the wave velocity is 20 m/s and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the frequency?

a)

10 Hz

b)

40 Hz

c)

0.1 Hz

9.

 V=fλV=f\lambda   f=1Tf=\frac{1}{T}  
If the time period of a wave is 2 seconds and the wavelength is 4 m long, then what is the wave's velocity?

a)

2 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

1/2 m/s

10.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the velocity of the wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 5 Hz, then what is the wavelength?

a)

2 m

b)

50 m

c)

5 m 

d)

15 m