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 water wave has a wavelength of 0.5 m and a frequency of 4 Hz. What is its speed?
A wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 2 m. What is its speed?
A wave has a period of 0.5 seconds. What is its frequency?
A wave has a speed of 300 m/s and a wavelength of 3 m. What is its frequency?
Describe the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves.
Describe what happens to the frequency of a wave if the period increases.
Describe what happens to the wavelength of a wave if its speed increases but the frequency stays the same.
Explain what is meant by the term 'crest' in a wave.
Explain why sound cannot travel through space.
What is a wave?
What is the formula to calculate the speed of a wave?
What is the main difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves?
What is the relationship between period (T) and frequency (f) of a wave?
What is the unit of frequency?
What property of a sound wave determines its loudness?
Which property of a wave determines its pitch?
