Wave Calculations

A wave has a frequency of 6 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

• 0.167 s

• 6 m

• 0.167

• 6 Hz

A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

• 2 m

• 0.02

• 25 m

• 0.02 s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A radio wave has a wave length of 4 m and a frequency of 4 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?

• 16 m/s

• 16 m

• 4 Hz

• 8 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A sound wave has a frequency of 96 Hz and a wavelength of 0.5 m. What is the speed of the wave?

• 48 m

• 96 m/s

• 48 m/s

• 96 m

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Compared to a low pitch wave, a high pitch wave will have a

• higher frequency and shorter wavelength

• higher frequency and longer wavelength

• larger amplitude and shorter wavelength

• smaller amplitude and shorter wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The length of 4 waves together is 12m. How long is the wavelength of a single wave?

• 3 seconds

• 3 metres

• 12 metres

• 3 Hz

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A higher frequency results in

• higher volume

• lower pitch

• lower volume

• higher pitch

A sound wave travels through air. It travels 3 400m at a speed of 340 m/s. How long does it take to get there?

• 102000 seconds

• 666 seconds

• 4.25 seconds

• 10 seconds

A teacher tries to work out the speed of sound. She bangs two bits of wood together. She hears an echo from a wall. The wall is 25m away. How far has the sound travelled?

• 340 m

• 25 m

• 50 m

• 12.5 m

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A sound wave travels through air. It travels 1 700m at a speed of 340 m/s. How long does it take to get there?

• 578 000 seconds

• 666 seconds

• 4.25 seconds

• 5 seconds