NAME: ___________________________ SECTION: __________________ SCORE: _________

ACTIVITY NO. _____________ : SOUND WAVES WITH COMPUTATION

PART ONE
One full wave (cycle) Wave train – two or more waves
Example
Number of Waves – 4
Wavelength – 3.5 cm
Frequency- 4 Hz
Speed – 14 cm/s
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
NOTE: The time from the beginning to the end of the WAVE TRAIN in each situation is 1 (one)
second.
Wave 1

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

b) Wavelength 2.8 cm c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s
Wave 2

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

b) Wavelength 1.5 cm c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s
Wave 3

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

b) Wavelength 4.9 cm c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s

Wave 4

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

b) Wavelength 1.5 cm c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s
Wave 5

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

b) Wavelength 0.8 cm c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s

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Wave 6

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

b) Wavelength 6 cm c) Amplitude _______ cm d) frequency ______ Hz e.) speed _____ cm/s
Wave 7
If this entire wave train is 30 meters long what is the wavelength of this wave? _______

Part Two: Sound Waves

A. Choose the meaning in Column B that describes with the terms used in sound waves in Column A. Write
the letter of the correct answer.
Column A Column B
1. Sound a. the organ that detects sound waves
2. Loudness b. a sound is higher than humans can hear ( above 20,000 Hz)
3. Infrasonic c. how we hear changes of frequency of sound
4. Speed of air d. how we measure loudness or sound intensity
5. Supersonic e. the amplitude or strength of a sound
6. Ultrasonic f. 340 m/s
7. Cochlea g. where there is no sound because there is no medium
8. Pitch h. a sound is lower than humans can hear ( above 20 Hz)
9. dB i. a wave caused by alternating high and low pressure
10. space j. faster than the speed of sound

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Student:_________________________ Parent: ___________________ __________________
Signature over Printed Name Signature over Printed Name Subject Teacher: JETHRO H. SALVAN
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