Wave Speed
Physics ⇒ Waves and Sound
Wave Speed starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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A sound wave travels at 343 m/s in air. If its frequency is 686 Hz, what is its wavelength?
A string vibrates at 60 Hz and produces waves with a wavelength of 0.5 m. Calculate the speed of the wave.
A water wave travels at 2 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.5 m. What is its frequency?
A wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. What is its speed?
A wave has a speed of 300 m/s and a frequency of 150 Hz. What is its wavelength?
A wave travels 120 meters in 3 seconds. What is its speed?
A wave travels 200 m in 4 seconds. What is its speed?
A wave travels at 25 m/s and has a frequency of 5 Hz. What is its wavelength?
Describe how the speed of a wave changes when it moves from one medium to another.
Explain why electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum but sound waves cannot.
Explain why the speed of sound increases with temperature in air.
If a sound wave has a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 0.68 m, what is its speed?
If a wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a speed of 10 m/s, what is its frequency?
If the frequency of a wave doubles but the speed remains constant, what happens to the wavelength?
What is the formula for calculating the speed of a wave?
