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Wave Properties

Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound

Wave Properties starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Wave Properties. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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A sound wave travels at 340 m/s and has a frequency of 170 Hz. What is its wavelength?
A string vibrates at a frequency of 60 Hz and produces waves with a wavelength of 0.5 m. What is the speed of the wave?
A water wave has a wavelength of 0.5 m and a frequency of 4 Hz. What is its speed?
A wave has a period of 0.01 s. What is its frequency?
A wave has a speed of 300 m/s and a frequency of 1500 Hz. What is its wavelength?
A wave on a string has a speed of 50 m/s and a wavelength of 2.5 m. What is its frequency?
A wave travels 600 m in 3 seconds. What is its speed?
Define the term 'frequency' as it relates to waves.
Describe what happens to the wavelength of a wave if its frequency increases but its speed remains constant.
Describe what is meant by the term 'wavefront'.
Explain the difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
Explain why electromagnetic waves can travel through space but sound waves cannot.
If a wave has a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 0.68 m, calculate its speed.
If the amplitude of a wave is doubled, what happens to the energy it carries?
If the frequency of a wave is 10 Hz, what is its period?
State the relationship between period (T) and frequency (f) of a wave.
Which property of a wave determines its loudness in sound waves?
Which property of a wave is measured in hertz (Hz)?
A seismic P-wave travels at 6000 m/s and an S-wave travels at 3500 m/s through the same rock. If both waves are generated simultaneously and detected 120 km away, what is the time difference between their arrivals?
A sound wave in air has a frequency of 256 Hz and a speed of 343 m/s. If the temperature increases and the speed of sound rises to 350 m/s, what is the new wavelength of the sound?