Using the wave speed equations

12 questions

1. What is the name for the number of vibrations a wave makes in a second?
2. What are the units for wave speed?
3. Which of these units cannot be used as a measure of wavelength?
4. What is an equivalent frequency of 330 000 Hz?
5. A transverse wave and a longitudinal wave have the same speed. Which statement about the waves is correct?
6. Put these prefixes in order starting with the smallest.
7. Which of these can cause the speed of a wave to change?
8. A wave has a wavelength of 1.5 m and a frequency of 5.0 Hz. What is its speed?
9. A wave in a rope has a wavelength of 0.3 m, and it travels with a wave speed of 1.5 m/s. Calculate the frequency of the wave.
10. A sound wave with a frequency of 150 Hz travels at 330 m/s in air. Calculate the wavelength of the wave.
11. Starting with the longest, put the waves in order of decreasing wavelength.
12. A wave has a wavelength of 60 mm and it travels with a wave speed of 3.0 km/s. Calculate the frequency of the wave.

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