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A sound wave has a frequency of 425 Hz. What is the period of this wave?

A
0.00235 seconds
B
0.807 seconds
C
425 seconds
D
850 seconds
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A flute plays a note with a frequency of 266 Hz. What is the speed of sound if the wavelength is 1.3 m?

A
102 m/s
B
205 m/s
C
346 m/s
D
692 m/s
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An FM radio station broadcasts at 9.23 × 107 Hz. Given that the radio waves travel at 3.00 × 108 m/s, what is the wavelength of these waves?

A
0.308 m
B
2.77 m
C
3.25 m
D
6.50 m
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The speed of sound in ice, water, and steam is shown.

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A
Sound travels fastest in ice because energy is easier to transfer when the molecules are close together.
B
Sound travels slowest in steam because the sound has to move around the gas molecules that are far apart.
C
Sound travels fastest in ice because the temperature of solids is always greater, so the heat transfers the sound energy.
D
Sound travels slowest in steam because the pressure is so great the sound cannot travel though the steam particles.
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A wave has a wavelength of 4.9 m and a velocity of 9.8 m/s. The medium through which this wave is traveling is then heated so that the velocity is doubled.If the frequency remains constant, what is the wavelength of the heated wave?

A
2.5 m
B
9.8 m
C
14.7 m
D
19.6 m
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Which equations represent the relationship between wavelength and frequency for a sound wave? Check all that apply.

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A
v = f
Option A
B
= vf
Option B
C
f = v
Option C
D
=
Option D
E
=
Option E
F
f =
Option F
G
f =
Option G
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A wave is produced in a rope. The wave has a speed of 33 m/s and a frequency of 22 Hz.

A
0.67 m
B
0.75 m
C
1.5 m
D
3.0 m
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A transverse wave is shown.

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A
1.3 cm
B
2.1 cm
C
2.6 cm
D
4.2 cm
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All parts of the electromagnetic spectrum travel at a speed of 3 × 108 m/s when traveling through no medium. A "vacuum” means that there is no medium, such as a tube without any air in it. Therefore, 3 × 108 m/s is said to be the speed of light in a vacuum.

A
Wavelength doubles and speed doubles.
B
Wavelength doubles and speed stays the same.
C
Wavelength divides in half and speed doubles.
D
Wavelength divides in half and speed stays the same.
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A transverse wave with a frequency of 125 Hz is traveling in the x-direction.

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A
0.42 seconds
B
2.0 seconds
C
2.4 seconds
D
4.8 seconds
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Sound travels slowest through what temperature of water?

A
20°C
B
40°C
C
60°C
D
80°C

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