WorksheetsWave Speed
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 38mins
Review: What is the frequency of a wave?
How fast the wave moves from one point to the next
The time it takes for one wave to happen
The length of a wave
How many waves pass a fixed point in 1 second
Review: Frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the frequency of a wave is 5 Hz, then the period is__________.
5 sec
1/5 sec
50 sec
1/2 sec
Review: frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the period is 1/2 seconds, then the frequency is ___________.
2 Hz
1/2 Hz
2 sec
5 Hz
As the frequency of a wave increases, then what happens to the wavelength?
Gets bigger / increases
Gets smaller / decreases
Which material would sound travel fastest in?
Air
Water
Steel
Why does sound travel faster in water than in air?
The particles in water are more tightly packed together
The particles in water are more spaced apart
V=fλ
If the frequency is 5 Hz and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the wave's velocity?
10 m/s
5/2 m/s
2/5 m/s
7 m/s
V=fλ
If the wave velocity is 20 m/s and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the frequency?
10 Hz
40 Hz
0.1 Hz
V=fλ f=T1
If the time period of a wave is 2 seconds and the wavelength is 4 m long, then what is the wave's velocity?
2 m/s
8 m/s
1/2 m/s
V=fλ
If the velocity of the wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 5 Hz, then what is the wavelength?
2 m
50 m
5 m
15 m
