Wave math
Authored by Joseph Spolar
Physics
6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
30 waves pass a point every minute. What is the period of the wave?
0.5 seconds/wave
30 seconds/wave
30 Hz
2 seconds/wave
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Middle C on a piano has a frequency of about 264 hertz. If the wavelength in air of this note is 1.31 meters, what is the speed of sound in air?
346 m/s
264 m/s
202 m/s
1.31 m/s
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
which type of wave is fastest?
sound in air
light
water
sound in water
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When two waves add together to make a bigger wave, it is called
destructive interference
a node
constructive interference
an antinode
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using the fact that light travels at 3.0x108 m/s find the frequency of yellow light. (wavelength of yellow light is 5.85 x 10-7 m)
5.12 x 1014 Hz
176 Hz
0.14 Hz
3 x 108 Hz
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My swing has a period of 5 seconds. What is the frequency of the swing?
5 waves/second
0.2 waves/second
340 m/second
30 m
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the amplitude of the wave?
15 cm
10 seconds
1.5 m/s
20 seconds
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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