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Name: _____________________________________________ Block: _______ Date: ___________
Calculating Wave Speed, Frequency, and Wavelength
Formulas: v = * f
Where v stands for __________________________________ and the units are meters per second (m/s).
stands for ________________________________________ and the units are meters (m).
f stands for _________________________________________ and the units are Hertz (Hz).
1. What is the speed (v) of a wave that has a wavelength (λ) of 2 m and a frequency of 6 Hz?
2. Calculate the speed of a wave with a frequency of 2 Hz (2/s), amplitude of 3m, and a wavelength of 10
m.
3. If two wavelengths pass a given point each second, and the distance between wave crests is 3 m, what
is the wave speed?
4. The lowest pitch that the average human can hear has a frequency of 20 Hz. If sound with this
frequency has a wave speed of 340 m/s, what is its wavelength?
5. A bottlenose dolphin can hear sounds with frequencies up to 150,000 Hz. If the speed of sound in sea
water is approximately 1,500 m/s, what is the wavelength?
6. Waves in the ocean are 6 m apart and pass a surfer every 2 s. What is the wave speed.
Solving for Equation
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Solving for Equation
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Solving for Equation
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Solving for Equation
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