Wave Properties
Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound
Wave Properties starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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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 50 Hz and the wavelength of the wave produced is 0.5 m. Calculate the speed of the wave.
A water wave has a wavelength of 4 m and a frequency of 0.5 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 wavelength of 1.5 m. What is its frequency?
A wave on a string has a speed of 120 m/s and a frequency of 40 Hz. What is its wavelength?
A wave travels 600 m in 3 seconds. What is its speed?
Describe what is meant by the phase of a wave.
Explain the difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
Explain why sound cannot travel through a vacuum.
If a wave has a frequency of 60 Hz and a period of T seconds, what is the value of T?
If the amplitude of a wave is doubled, what happens to the energy it carries?
If the frequency of a wave increases and its speed remains constant, what happens to its wavelength?
State the principle of superposition as it applies to waves.
State the relationship between the speed (v), frequency (f), and wavelength (λ) of a wave.
Which property of a wave determines its loudness in sound waves?
