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Wave Calculations

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Six waves go past a fixed point in two seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

3

b)

6 Hz

c)

3 Hz

d)

2

2.

20 waves go past a fixed point in 10 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

20 seconds

b)

20 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

2

3.

A wave has a frequency of 6 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

a)

0.167 s

b)

6 m

c)

0.167

d)

6 Hz

4.

A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

a)

2 m

b)

0.02

c)

25 m

d)

0.02 s

5.

A radio wave has a wave length of 4 m and a frequency of 4 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

16 m/s

b)

16 m

c)

4 Hz

d)

8 m/s

6.

A sound wave has a frequency of 96 Hz and a wavelength of 0.5 m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

48 m

b)

96 m/s

c)

48 m/s

d)

96 m

7.

Compared to a low pitch wave, a high pitch wave will have a

a)

higher frequency and shorter wavelength

b)

higher frequency and longer wavelength

c)

larger amplitude and shorter wavelength

d)

smaller amplitude and shorter wavelength

8.

Volume is the human perception if a wave's amplitude. Higher decibels relates to

a)

shorter wavelength

b)

longer wavelength

c)

larger amplitude

d)

smaller amplitude

9.

The speed of a wave is 50 m/s. It's wavelength is 1.6 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

(v = f × λ and f = v / λ)

a)

31.25 Hz

b)

25 Hz

c)

31.25 H

d)

25

10.

Particles in a longitudinal wave travel

a)

perpendicular to the direction of travel

b)

parallel to the direction of travel

c)

perpendicular to the direction of peaks

d)

parallel to the direction of the amplitude

11.

The length of 4 waves together is 12m. How long is the wavelength of a single wave?

a)

3 seconds

b)

3 metres

c)

12 metres

d)

3 Hz

12.

What is the name of the human perception of frequency?

a)

pitch

b)

sound

c)

volume

d)

decibel

13.

A higher frequency results in

a)

higher volume

b)

lower pitch

c)

lower volume

d)

higher pitch

14.

What do we call the human perception of amplitude?

a)

sound

b)

volume

c)

Hertz

d)

pitch

e)

wavelength