WAVE EQUATION ~ PRACTICE WORKSHEET Name: A wa Suer ken =1/T or = T=1/f V=fA (assume metric units) s velocity, measured in meters per second (m/s). Velocity of a wave does not change in a medium, Velocity defines how fast a wave is moving. “f" is frequency measured in Hertz, (Hz). It can change in a medium depending on how fast produced. It is the rate at which vibrations or pulses are being produced per second, s being “X” is wavelength measured in meters (m). It can change depending upon frequency of the vibrations. It is the length of one complete vibration or pulse. “1” is Time period measured in seconds (s). It is the time required to produce one vibration. Practice Questions: 1. A wave is introduced into a thin wire held tight at each end. It has amplitude of 3.8 cm, a frequency of 51.2 Hz and a distance from a crest to the neighboring trough of 12.8 cm. Determine the period of such a wave. ea 2. Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 121 times each second. The frequency of the wing flapping is Hz. Ra V2 les s 3. Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 121 times each second. The time period of the wing flapping is__ see, a: wt? eye £e\u a Ke eee v #@,0082b S 4, A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 2 minutes. The frequency of her pacing is Hz. es lo Ain = Weycles Vio s5. Olive Udadi accompanies her father to the park for an afternoon of fun, While there, she hops on the swing and begins a motion characterized by a complete back-and-forth cycle every 2 seconds. The frequency of swing is fe topes 2s =G5 KD 6. A period of 5.0 seconds corresponds to a frequency of. Hertz. Gq Uk? ge €2 7. A common physics lab involves the study of the oscillations of a pendulum. If a pendulum makes 33 complete back-and-forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds, then its period is . ut = 4H He . . Siw Q,0022% = 9. As the frequency of a wave increases, the period of the wave 2 NON decrees, 10, Mae and Tosh stand 8 meters apart and demonstrate the motion of a transverse wave on a snakey. The wave e can be described as having a vertical distance of 30cm from a trough to a crest, a frequency of 3H1z, and a horizontal distance of 60cm from a crest to the nearest trough. Determine the amplitude, period, and ‘wavelength and speed of such a wave. a: iil NEE Fo he £ ~~ Na ve b2(3) Amp =38 J 26a) - N-Ge mi) TESS BS eo 11. Dawn and five stretched a slinky between them and begin experimenting with waves. As the frequency of the waves is doubled, =e =r @bthe wavelength is halved and the speed remains constant N € ». the wavelength remains constant and the speed is doubled c. both the wavelength and the speed are halved. d. both the wavelength and the speed remain constant.12, A ruby-throated hummingbird beats its wings at a rate of about 70 wing beats per second. a, What is the frequency in Hertz of the sound wave? = Teewtes, =@eKD ». Assuming the sound wave moves with a velocity of 350 mis, what is the wavelength of the wave? Qi Wh? Ved £5 Fo he FE N= 3500/2 : 13. Ocean waves are observed to travel along the water surface during a developing storm. A Coast Guard weather station observes that there is a vertical distance from high point to low point of 4.6 meters and a horizontal distance of 8.6 meters between adjacent crests. The waves splash into the station once every 6.2 seconds. Determine the frequeney and the speed of these waves. Q@ UN? Ee. (= € YF Blew 3. Vest (ote) 4° eae St NAGS 8 wf) 14, SGD, 4 meters apart. They bob up and i ms ‘Smeters down, returning to the same up position every 3 seconds. When ‘one is up the other is down. There are never any wave crests between the boats. Calculate the speed of the waves. GQ UNT NEN ES 5: N= t2 = Lylave, 7 e38 N2Gcb n> * oaRhe 15. The main factor which affects the speed of a sound wave is the__. a, amplitude of the sound wave b. intensity of the sound ¢. loudness of the sound @propenties of the medium 16. As a wave travels into a medium in which its speed increases, its wavelength would ‘ se Net 17.A periodic and repeating disturbance in a lake creates waves which emanate outward from its source to produce circular wave patterns. Ifthe frequency of the source is 2.00 Hz and the wave speed is 5.00m/s then the distance between adjacent wave crests is__ meter. Gi Vee eG £= za s: 5=d(2) N= 5 m/s St W8@S Ww a. decrease B,increase c. remain the same18. What is the frequency of a wave that has a speed of 0.4 m/s and a wavelength of 0.020 meter? G: Lie? =: New N= OM m/s <0 0.025 YF O.cr1m Lg 19. A period of 0.005 seconds would be equivalent toa Frequency of _Hz. a: we? e€ek “T= 0.005 s £= oo = 0.005 S: =GeokD 20. When a pulse reaches a boundary between two different media, it will be. . bots transmitted. anQ reflected (passes throvasS (bounces back) 21. Which one of the following CANNOT transmit sound? a, Liquid air b. Gaseous oxygen c. Liquid water d. Solid steel @Perfect vacuum 22. A wave generator is observed to produce 100 waves in 25.0 seconds. You measure 100 full wavelengths to be 1000.0 em in length. a. Calculate the frequency of the waves. paired Gz looweres 25s G89 b. Calculate the wavelength of the waves. ys logoen. \oovlenes = lom Tee waves ¢. Calculate the velocity of the waves. G un? es, Ve SS f= the st Veo (4) d= Od we = NG wf)