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Waves - Properties of Waves 02

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    What is a character of a longitudinal wave?
    It contains electric waves
    It contains areas of compression and rarefaction
    It contains magnetic waves
    It contains both electric and magnetic waves
    30s
  • Q2
    In addition to being reflected and refracted, how can waves also be manipulated?
    Diffused
    Heated
    By freezing
    Diffracted
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the formula of the wave equation?
    v=f⁄λ
    v=λ⁄f
    v=fλ
    f=λ⁄v
    30s
  • Q4
    What units is frequency measured in?
    Coulombs
    Metres
    Volts
    Hertz
    30s
  • Q5
    What units is wavelength measured in?
    Hertz
    Metres
    Feet
    Inches
    30s
  • Q6
    What types of waves are used for communications?
    Light waves
    Microwaves
    All of these
    Radio waves
    30s
  • Q7
    Calculate the speed of a wave with a frequency of 3Hz and a wavelength of 100x10-9m.
    300x10-8m/s
    33x10-9m/s
    300x10-9m/s
    300x109m/s
    30s
  • Q8
    Calculate the frequency of a wave with a speed of 3x106m/s and a wavelength of 1x104m.
    3000Hz
    30Hz
    3x1010Hz
    300Hz
    30s
  • Q9
    Calculate the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave that has a frequency of 10KHz.
    300m
    300km
    30m
    30km
    30s
  • Q10
    The period of a wave T = 1⁄f, if the time period for a wave of wavelength 500mm is 0.5 seconds, what speed is the wave travelling at?
    1m/s
    1x1010m/s
    0.5m/s
    0.25m/s
    30s

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