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4F - 2. Wave Speed

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit of measurement for wave speed?

a)

Miles per hour (mph)

b)

Centimeters per second (cm/s)

c)

Metres per second (m/s)

d)

Kilometers per hour (km/h)

2.

How fast do sound waves travel through air?

a)

500 m/s

b)

400 m/s

c)

330 m/s

d)

300 m/s

3.

What is the wavelength of waves if 5 waves fit into a 60 m pier?

a)

12 m

b)

20 m

c)

10 m

d)

15 m

4.

What is the formula that connects speed, frequency, and wavelength?

a)

v = fλ

b)

v = λ/f

c)

v = f + λ

d)

v = f - λ

5.

What happens to the frequency of waves when they change speed in different materials?

a)

It remains unchanged

b)

It decreases

c)

It doubles

d)

It increases

6.

What type of waves are sound waves classified as?

a)

Surface waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

c)

Electromagnetic waves

d)

Transverse waves

7.

What is the relationship between frequency and period?

a)

Frequency = Period × Wavelength

b)

Frequency = Wavelength/Time

c)

Frequency = 1/Period

d)

Frequency = Period × Time

8.

What is the speed of sound in air approximately?

a)

150 m/s

b)

760 m/s

c)

330 m/s

d)

1000 m/s

9.

What is the effect of temperature on the speed of sound?

a)

It has no effect

b)

It slows down

c)

It speeds up

d)

It doubles the speed

10.

What is the term for sound waves that are above the range of human hearing?

a)

Subsonic

b)

Hypersonic

c)

Ultrasonic

d)

Infrasonic

11.

What happens to sound waves when they hit a hard surface?

a)

They are refracted

b)

They are diffracted

c)

They are reflected

d)

They are absorbed

12.

What device measures the depth of water using sound waves?

a)

Sonar

b)

Radar

c)

Oscilloscope

d)

Microphone

13.

What is the relationship between amplitude and energy in sound waves?

a)

Amplitude is unrelated to sound

b)

Higher amplitude means less energy

c)

Amplitude has no effect on energy

d)

Higher amplitude means more energy

14.

What is the frequency range that the human ear can typically detect?

a)

50 Hz to 50,000 Hz

b)

30 Hz to 30,000 Hz

c)

20 Hz to 20,000 Hz

d)

10 Hz to 10,000 Hz

15.

What is the term for the time it takes for a sound to return after being reflected?

a)

Reflection time

b)

Reverberation time

c)

Sound delay

d)

Echo time