1. A wave travels at 1,500 m/s with a frequency of 5 hertz. What is its wavelength? a. 7,500 m
b. 1,505 m
c. 300 m
d. 1,495 m
2. Humans can hear thunder at different frequencies. These correspond to wavelengths ranging from 2.75 to 16.5 meters. If the speed of sound is approximately 330 m/s, what frequencies of thunder can humans hear?
a. 2.75 to 16.5 hertz
b. 907.5 to 5,445 hertz
c. 20 to 120 hertz
d. 0.0083 to 0.05 hertz
3. Two similar waves X and Y travel through the same medium. Wave X has a frequency of 200 hertz and a wavelength of 35 meters. Wave Y has a frequency of 700 hertz. What is the wavelength for wave Y?
a. 4,900,000 meters
b. 122.5 meters
c. 0.1 meter
d. 10 meters
4. California sea lions communicate underwater at frequencies ranging from 500 to 4,000 hertz. The speed of sound in sea water is approximately 1,500 m/s. What are the approximate wavelengths of sound with which the California sea lions communicate?
a. 750,000 to 6,000,000 meters
b. 0.375 to 3 meters
c. 2,000 to 5,500 meters
d. 0.33 to 2.66 meters