POGIL #15 (pt.2)

What is the unit for wave frequency?

• waves/second

• meters/second

• seconds

• meters

Which term describes a wave formed by compressing and uncompressing a material?

• Wavelength

• Compression Wave

• Shear Wave

• Transverse Wave

What is the wavelength of Water Wave C?

• 5 meters/wave

• 15 meters/wave

• 10 meters/wave

• 20 meters/wave

What is the frequency of Water Wave C?

• 4 waves/second

• 3 waves/second

• 2 waves/second

• 1 wave/second

What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 5 m/wave and a frequency of 3 waves/sec?

• 25 m/sec

• 20 m/sec

• 15 m/sec

• 10 m/sec

What is the speed of sound waves as they travel through glass?

• 4,500 meters/second

• 1,500 meters/second

• 3,000 meters/second

• 6,000 meters/second

What is the frequency of light waves traveling through glass?

• 2.5 x 10^14 waves/second

• 3.0 x 10^14 waves/second

• 1.0 x 10^14 waves/second

• 4.3 x 10^14 waves/second

Which type of wave cannot travel through liquids?

• Compression Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Seismic s-wave

• Transverse Wave

What is the speed of seismic p-waves in the Earth's mantle?

• 3,000 m/sec

• 1,500 m/sec

• 4,500 m/sec

• 6,000 m/sec

What is the wavelength of a surface seismic wave with a speed of 3,000 m/sec and a frequency of 15 Hz?

• 200 meters/wave

• 100 meters/wave

• 150 meters/wave

• 250 meters/wave