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c4 - Frequency and Period

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which wave has the LOWEST frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

3.

Which of the following measures "how many times" something happens in a fixed amount of time?

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

4.

Which of the following measures the length of time for exactly one cycle?

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

5.

What is the unit for frequency?

a)

Hertz (Hz)

b)

seconds (s)

c)

meters (m)

d)

Newtons (N)

6.

A ball bounces 25 times in 40 seconds. What is the frequency?

a)

0.625 Hz

b)

15 Hz

c)

65 Hz

d)

0.375 Hz

7.

25 Waves pass by a duck over 10 seconds. Find the period of the wave.

a)

0.4s

b)

15s

c)

35s

d)

0.125s

8.

A timer has a frequency of 500 Hz. Find the the period of the beeping timer.

a)

0.001s

b)

0.002s

c)

0.003s

d)

0.004s

9.

A pendulum swings 10 times in 15 seconds. The period of the pendulum is:

a)

0.15 s

b)

0.67 s

c)

1.5 s

d)

15 s

10.

Examine the picture: What is the frequency of one wave?

a)

8 sec

b)

1/8 Hz

c)

8 Hz

d)

1/8 sec

11.

Examine the picture: How many waves are there in 12 seconds?

a)

1 wave in 12 seconds

b)

2 waves in 12 seconds

c)

1.5 waves in 12 seconds

d)

3 waves in 12 seconds

12.

Examine the picture. What is the period of 1 wavelength?

a)

8 seconds

b)

1/8 sec

c)

1/8 Hz

d)

8 Hz

13.

Find the frequency of a wave whose period is 0.04s

a)

15 Hz

b)

20 Hz

c)

25 Hz

d)

30 Hz

14.

The frequency of a wave is 10 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

a)

10 sec

b)

1/10 sec

c)

0.5 Hz

d)

5 sec

15.

The period of a wave is 4 seconds. What is the frequency?

a)

1/4 Hz

b)

1/4 sec

c)

4 Hz

d)

2 Hz

16.

Examine the picture and answer the following; when frequency increases, then what happens to the wavelength?

a)

Increase; wavelength gets bigger/longer

b)

Decreases; wavelength gets shorter/smaller