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Waves and Sound Practice Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sound source sets up a standing wave in an 0.440-m long open tube, as shown. If the speed of sound on this day is 341 m/s, the standing wave has a frequency of ___ Hz.

2.

A sound source sets up a standing wave in a 1.20-m long closed tube, as shown. If the sound source frequency was 72.5 Hz, the speed of sound in air is ___ m/s.

3.

A wave is moving through a stretched-out rope, as shown. If the frequency of the waves being created is 1.40 Hz, the speed of the waves going down this rope is ___ m/s

4.

A wave is moving through a stretched-out spring, as shown. (a) If the speed of the waves moving down the spring is 2.20 m/s, the frequency of the waves being generated is ___ Hz.

5.

A sound source sets up a standing wave in an 0.360-m long closed tube, as shown. If the speed of sound on this day is 343.2 m/s, the frequency of sound setting up this standing wave is ___ Hz.

6.

A sound source sets up a standing wave in a 0.820-m long open tube, as shown. If the sound source frequency was 440 Hz, the speed of sound in air is ___ m/s.

7.

Pick the picture that shows: diffraction

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
8.

Pick the picture that shows: refraction

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
9.

Pick the picture that shows: Doppler shift

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
10.

Pick the picture that shows: refraction

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)