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Wave Worksheet

This document provides information about wave characteristics such as amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and speed. It defines these key terms and notes that amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave. The document then provides 7 unlabeled wave diagrams and questions about waves 1 through 7 regarding number of waves, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and speed. It poses 4 problems at the end to calculate various wave characteristics using given information and equations relating wavelength, frequency, and speed.

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Wave Worksheet

This document provides information about wave characteristics such as amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and speed. It defines these key terms and notes that amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave. The document then provides 7 unlabeled wave diagrams and questions about waves 1 through 7 regarding number of waves, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and speed. It poses 4 problems at the end to calculate various wave characteristics using given information and equations relating wavelength, frequency, and speed.

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Wave Worksheet

One full wave (cycle)

Wave train two or more waves

Amplitude measures the energy of a transverse wave


a) measured from the equilibrium position to the top of a crest or the bottom
of a trough (see vertical arrow)
Wavelength length of a single wave cycle (horizontal arrow double sided arrow)
Frequency-# of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time
Speed = wavelength x frequency
The time from the beginning to the end of the wave train in each situation is 1 second.
Wave 1

a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____


b) Wavelength ______ cm

c) Amplitude _______ cm

d) frequency ________ Hz

e) speed _______ cm/s

d) frequency ______ Hz

e.) speed _____ cm/s

d) frequency ______ Hz

e.) speed _____ cm/s

Wave 2

a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____


b) Wavelength ______ cm

c) Amplitude _______ cm

Wave 3

a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____


b) Wavelength ______ cm

c) Amplitude _______ cm

Wave 4

a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____


b) Wavelength ______ cm

c) Amplitude _______ cm

d) frequency ______ Hz

e.) speed _____ cm/s

d) frequency ______ Hz

e.) speed _____ cm/s

d) frequency ______ Hz

e.) speed _____ cm/s

Wave 5

a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____


b) Wavelength ______ cm

c) Amplitude _______ cm

Wave 6

a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____

b) Wavelength ______ cm

c) Amplitude _______ cm

Wave 7
If this entire wave train is 30 meters long what is the wavelength of this wave? _______

Problems: (Do these on a separate sheet of paper. Show equation, work, final answer with correct units.)
1. What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of 50 Hz? (Speed of sound is 342 m/s)
2. A sound wave in a steel rail has a frequency of 620 Hz and a wavelength of 10.5 m. What is the speed of
sound in steel?
3. Determine the frequency of a microwave 6.0 cm in length. ( A microwave is an electromagnetic wave.
It travels through space at a speed of 3.0 x 10 ^8 m/s)
4. What is the period of the microwave in problem 3?
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