Waves Quiz

Olive Udadi accompanies her father to the park for an afternoon of fun. While there, she hops on the swing and begins a motion characterized by a complete back-and-forth cycle every 2 seconds. The frequency of swing is

• 0.5 Hz

• 1.5 Hz

• 1 Hz

• 2 Hz

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A period of 5.0 seconds corresponds to a frequency of ________ Hertz.

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 0.002

• 0.05

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A common physics lab involves the study of the oscillations of a pendulum. If a pendulum makes 33 complete back-and-forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds, then its period is ______.

• 0.63 sec

• 0.33 sec

• 1.33 sec

• 3.00 sec

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A child in a swing makes one complete back and forth motion in 3.2 seconds. This statement provides information about the child's

• Speed

• Frequency

• Period

• Frequency and Period

The period of the sound wave produced by a 440 Hertz tuning fork is ___________.

• 0.227 sec

• 227 sec

• 0.07 sec

• 0.00227 sec

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As the frequency of a wave increases, the period of the wave ___________.

• Decreases

• Increases

• Stays the same

• Increases then decreases

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The formula for frequency is

• 1=F*T

• T=1/F

• F=1/T

• F=W/T

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When solving for period, what letter represents this?

• P

• p

• T

• F

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

• 5.0

• 0.20

• 0.12

• 0.083

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A pendulum of length "l" with a ball of mass "m" is released at an angle "a" away from the starting point. Which of the following adjustments will result in an increase in frequency of oscillation?

• Increasing "l"

• Decreasing 'l"

• Increasing the ball's mass "m"

• Increasing the initial angle "a"

• Decreasing the ball's mass "m"