WorksheetsWaves Calculations Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 25mins
The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 300,000,000 m/s. If a wave has a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its wavelength in meters?
600,000 meters
600,000,000 meters
600 meters
600,000,000,000 meters
A sound wave travels through air at a speed of 343 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.7 meters. What is the frequency of this sound wave in Hz?
490 Hz
245 Hz
343 Hz
4900 Hz
If a radio wave has a frequency of 100,000,000 Hz, and it travels at the speed of light (300,000,000 m/s), what is its wavelength in meters?
3 meters
30 meters
0.3 meters
300 meters
A wave with a wavelength of 4 meters travels at a speed of 240 m/s. Calculate its frequency in Hz.
60 Hz
600 Hz
6 Hz
24 Hz
A seismic wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 50 meters. What is the speed of this seismic wave in meters per second (m/s)?
500 m/s
50 m/s
5 m/s
100 m/s
A microwave oven emits radiation with a frequency of 2,450,000 Hz. What is the wavelength of this microwave radiation in meters?
122.45 meters
0.12245 meters
12.245 meters
1.2245 meters
A wave has a wavelength of 500 meters, and travels at 250 m/s. Calculate the frequency in Hz.
0.5 Hz
2 Hz
5 Hz
50 Hz
If a wave has a speed of 340 m/s and a frequency of 1000 Hz, what is its wavelength in meters?
0.34 meters
3.4 meters
34 meters
340 meters
An ocean wave has a wavelength of 25 meters and a speed of 10 m/s. Determine its frequency in Hz.
0.4 Hz
4 Hz
40 Hz
0.04 Hz
Given a wave with a wavelength of 0.5 meters and a speed of 200 m/s, what is its frequency in Hz?
400 Hz
40 Hz
4 Hz
0.4 Hz
Suppose there is a wave with a frequency of 60 Hz and a wavelength of 8 meters. What is its speed in meters per second (m/s)?
480 m/s
48 m/s
4.8 m/s
800 m/s
You're listening to a musical note with a wavelength of 0.68 meters. If the speed of sound in air is approximately 343 meters per second, what is the frequency of this musical note?
504.41 Hz
50.44 Hz
5.04 Hz
5044.1 Hz
You are conducting an experiment with a slinky spring. You send a wave down the slinky, and it travels a distance of 6 meters in 3 seconds. What is the speed of the wave in meters per second (m/s)?
2 m/s
3 m/s
6 m/s
18 m/s
Imagine a sound wave with a frequency of 440 Hz and a speed of 330 m/s. What is the wavelength of this sound wave in meters?
0.75 meters
7.5 meters
75 meters
0.075 meters
A wave travels at a speed of 500 m/s and has a frequency of 250 Hz. What is its wavelength in meters?
2 meters
20 meters
0.2 meters
200 meters
A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?
320.23 m/s
1391.3 hz
73.6 m/hz
73.6 m/s
A wave travels through water at a speed of 1500 m/s and has a frequency of 300 Hz. What is its wavelength in meters?
500 meters
5 meters
50 meters
0.5 meters
A sound wave in a steel rod travels at a speed of 5960 m/s and has a frequency of 500 Hz. What is the wavelength of this sound wave in meters?
1.192 meters
11.92 meters
119.2 meters
0.1192 meters
A wave travels at a speed of 400 m/s and has a wavelength of 2 meters. What is its frequency in Hz?
2 Hz
0.2 Hz
20 Hz
200 Hz
If a wave has a frequency of 150 Hz and a speed of 450 m/s, what is its wavelength in meters?
3 meters
30 meters
300 meters
0.3 meters
A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?
B and G
A and C
C and F
A and H
The measurement for Frequency is...
Cycle
Meters
Hertz
Seconds
Which of the following correctly represents the wave formula?
v=f×λ
v=λf
v=λ−f
v=f×λ1
Which letter represents amplitude? (a)
A
B
C
D
E
Drag and Drop the answer to match the numbers below
Use the picture provide <-----
1) (a)
2) (b)
3) (c)
4) (d)
Trough
Bottom
Crest
Energy
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Wave
Digital
What is the formula for calculating wave speed?
Wave speed = Frequency x Wavelength
Wave speed = Frequency / Wavelength
Wave speed = Wavelength / Frequency
Wave speed = Frequency + Wavelength
In the wave formula v = f * λ, what does 'v' represent?
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
velocity
What does 'f' stand for in the wave formula v = f * λ?
frequencyy
focal length
frequency
force
How is wavelength denoted in the wave formula v = f * λ?
λ
f
c
x
