Recall: s=d/t and s=frequency x wavelength For homework credit, show your work, and box your answers. Wave Properties 1. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 3000,000,000 m/s. What is the wavelength in meters of a radio wave from an AM station broadcasting at a frequency of 750 kHz? 2. The speed of sound is 332 m/s at 0.0 C, and increases 0.6 m/s for each degree of temperature rise. A tuning fork is in a room with a temperature of 32 C. What is the wavelength of a sound emitted by a tuning fork at 440 vibrations/second? 3. A boat 4m long is anchored facing the waves. The waves have a speed of 5 m/s. It is possible for exactly 3 wave crests to fit under the boat at one time. a) Calculate the frequency of the waves. b) The boat lifts anchor and moves into the waves at 6 m/s relative to the shore. What is the speed of the waves relative to the boat? c) Calculate the frequency of the waves relative to the boat. 4. A sound wave produced by a clock chime 515 meters away is heard 1.5 seconds after it is played. The wave has a frequency of 436 Hz. a) What is the speed of the sound in the air? b) What is the wavelength? |