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Wave speed

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second
a)
energy
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
2.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
3.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
8.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
9.

What is the speed of a wave with a frequency of 20Hz and a wavelength of 0.4m ?

a)

100m/s

b)

25m/s

c)

8m/s

10.

If a wave is traveling at 60m/s and has a wavelength of 3m. What is the frequency?

a)

10Hz

b)

20Hz

c)

180Hz