WavesWorksheet
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Frequency and Period:
1. A wave passes every 0.0125 seconds. What is the frequency with which waves pass? Waves #1
2. Middle C is 261.6 Hz. What is its period? Waves #2
3. What is the frequency of a wave that has a period of 0.10 seconds? Waves #3
4. An earthquake wave has a period of 2.7 seconds. What is its frequency? Waves #4
Velocity, Frequency, and Wavelength:
5. What is the velocity of an earthquake wave that has a frequency of 12 Hz, and a wavelength of 450 m? Waves #5
6. What is the frequency of a sound wave (v = 343 m/s) that is 0.135 m long? Waves #6
7. What is the wavelength of a, 89.1x10 6 Hz (89.1 MHz) radio wave? (v = c = 3.00x10 8 m/s) Waves #7
8. What is the velocity of ocean waves if they have a wavelength of 13.2 meters, and a frequency of 0.25 Hz? Waves #8
9. What is the frequency that 16 m long boxcars pass a crossing when the train is going 42 m/s? Waves #9
10. What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of 261.6 Hz? (v = 343 m/s) Waves #10
11. What is the frequency of a 420. nm (420.x10 -9 m) light wave? (v = c = 3.00x10 8 m/s) Waves #11
Velocity, Frequency, Period and Wavelength:
12. What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 14.5 m, and a period of 0.20 s? Waves #12
13. What is the period of a 4.2 m wavelength sound wave? (v = 343 m/s) Waves #13
14. What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 150 m, and a period of 0.50 μ s
(0.50x10 -6 s)? Waves #14
15. What is the period of an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of 0.10 m?
(v = c = 3.00x10 8 m/s) What is the frequency? Waves #15