Lesson 4.6.1.2

4.6.1.2 Properties of waves Quiz: AQA Physics, Unit 6

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is defined as the maximum displacement from the undisturbed position?

    • Amplitude
    • Wavelength
    • Frequency
    • Period

  2. What is the unit of period?

    • Seconds
    • Metres per second
    • Metres
    • Hertz

  3. A wave has frequency 50 Hz. What is its period?

    • 0.5 s
    • 0.02 s
    • 0.2 s
    • 2 s

  4. A wave has frequency 5 Hz and wavelength 0.4 m. What is its wave speed?

    • 2 m/s
    • 12.5 m/s
    • 0.08 m/s
    • 5.4 m/s

  5. A sound wave travels at 340 m/s and has frequency 170 Hz. What is its wavelength?

    • 170 m
    • 2 m
    • 0.5 m
    • 510 m

  6. What is the unit of frequency?

    • Joules
    • Hertz
    • Metres per second
    • Seconds

  7. A wave has speed 8 m/s and wavelength 2 m. What is its frequency?

    • 0.25 Hz
    • 6 Hz
    • 16 Hz
    • 4 Hz

  8. What measurements are needed to find the speed of sound in air?

    • Wavelength and mass
    • Amplitude and frequency
    • Distance and time
    • Frequency and mass

  9. 10 wave crests pass a point in 5 s, and the wavelength is 0.04 m. What is the wave speed?

    • 0.8 m/s
    • 0.02 m/s
    • 0.08 m/s
    • 0.4 m/s

  10. (Physics only) When sound passes from air into water, which quantity stays the same?

    • Wave speed
    • Amplitude always doubles
    • Wavelength
    • Frequency

  11. Between which two points on a transverse wave is wavelength measured?

    • Node to antinode
    • Crest to crest
    • Start to finish
    • Crest to trough

  12. A buoy bobs up and down at 0.5 Hz. What is its period?

    • 50 s
    • 0.25 s
    • 0.5 s
    • 2 s

  13. Sound travels 170 m at 340 m/s. How long does it take?

    • 510 s
    • 0.005 s
    • 0.5 s
    • 2 s

  14. A source emits waves at 20 Hz in a medium where the wave speed is 340 m/s. What is the wavelength?

    • 17 m
    • 0.06 m
    • 320 m
    • 360 m

  15. A wave has period 0.25 s and wavelength 1.5 m. What is its speed?

    • 6 m/s
    • 24 m/s
    • 1.75 m/s
    • 0.375 m/s

  16. Which quantity is measured in metres per second?

    • Period
    • Frequency
    • Wave speed
    • Amplitude

  17. If a wave's amplitude increases while frequency stays constant, what changes?

    • Wave speed
    • Wavelength
    • Wave period
    • Maximum displacement

  18. What happens to the wavelength of sound passing from water into air?

    • Drops to zero
    • Decreases
    • Stays identical
    • Increases

  19. Two waves travel at the same speed, and the first has double the frequency of the second. What is the ratio of the first wave's wavelength to the second's?

    • Half
    • Double
    • The same
    • Quadruple

  20. A wave pattern repeats 0.8 times per second and has wavelength 5 m. What is its speed?

    • 0.16 m/s
    • 6.25 m/s
    • 4 m/s
    • 40 m/s

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