Wave Calculations

1.  Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 121 times each second. The period of the wing flapping is 

• 0.008 Hz
• 0.008 s
• 121 Hz
• 121 s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 2 minutes. The frequency of her pacing is 

• 5 Hz
• 5 s
• 0.08 Hz
• 0.08 s

1.  A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

• 500 m/s
• 50 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 0.5 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

1.  A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

• 25 m
• 125 m
• 5 m
• 25 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 34 m/s
• 3400 Hz
• 3.4 Hz 
• 34 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1