Wave Calculations

A sound wave travels through water at a speed of 1500m/s for 3.5 seconds. What distance does it travel?

• 750m

• 4 500m

• 428.57m

• 365m

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A sound wave travels through water at a speed of 1500m/s for 2 seconds. How far does it travel?

• 750m

• 340m

• 3000m

• 300 000 000 m/s

Two boats are anchored in the harbor, separated by a horizontal distance of 18 m. The vertical distance between a boat's highest and lowest position is 4.8 m. 

What is the amplitude of the wave?

• 4.8 m

• 9.6 m

• 18 m

• 2.4 m

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A

• B

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The unit of frequency is ___.

• meters

• nanometers (nm)

• m/s

• Hertz

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what type of wave is it?

• Squishy Wave

• Transverse Wave

• longitudinal wave

• longitudinal/compression/pressure waves

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A person floating in a tube experiences the wake from a passing boat. If the person goes up then down then back up to where they started 1.2 seconds what is the period of the water wave?

• 1.2 s

• 1.2 Hz

• 0.83 s

• 0.83 Hz

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A person floating in a tube experiences the wake from a passing boat. If the person goes up then down then back up to where they started 1.2 seconds what is the frequency of the water wave?

• 1.2 s

• 1.2 Hz

• 0.83 s

• 0.83 Hz

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The yellow light given off by a sodium vapor lamp used for public lighting has a wavelength of 589 nm. What is the frequency of this radiation?

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A laser used in eye surgery to fuse detached retinas produces radiation with a wavelength of 640.0 nm. Calculate the frequency of this radiation

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