WS #2 Wave Velocity Problems



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Wave Velocity Problems

v = f • λ

1. What is the wavelength of a water wave if its frequency is 5 Hz and its velocity is 35 m/s?

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2. Calculate the velocity of a water wave if the frequency is 5 Hz and the wavelength is12m.

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3. What is the wavelength of a water wave if its frequency is 4 Hz and its velocity is 12 m/s?

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4. Calculate the velocity of a water wave if the frequency is 390 Hz, the wavelength is 5.2m, and the amplitude of the wave is 3.76 cm.

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5. A sound wave has a velocity of 343 m/s, calculate its frequency if the wavelength is 175m.

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6. Calculate the velocity of a wave if the frequency is 54 Hz and the wavelength is 25m.

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7. Calculate the wavelength of a wave that is traveling 4.6 m/s with a frequency of 230 Hz.

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8. What is the wavelength of a water wave if its frequency is 7.5 Hz and the wave speed is 53 m/s?

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9. Calculate the speed of a water wave if the frequency is 17 Hz and the wavelength is 6m.

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10. What is the wavelength of a water wave if its frequency is 33 Hz and its velocity is 7 m/s?

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11. Calculate the velocity of a wave if the frequency is 375 Hz, the wavelength is 18.2m, and the amplitude of the wave is 8.25 cm.

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12. A sound wave has a speed of 343 m/s, calculate its frequency if the wavelength is 500m.

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13. Calculate the velocity of a wave if the frequency is 120 Hz and the wavelength is 65m.

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14. If a wave travels at a constant speed, when you increase the wave’s frequency the wavelength:

a. increases b. decreases c. stays the same

15. If a wave travels at a constant speed, when you increase the wavelength of the wave, its frequency:

a. increases b. decreases c. stays the same

16. When wave speed remains constant, there is a ( direct or inverse ) relationship between frequency and wavelength.

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