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General Properties of Waves: Amplitude, Wavelength, Frequency, Period and Wave Speed
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

During a hurricane warning in Jamaica, a weather station detects ocean waves with a period of 8 seconds. What is the frequency of these waves?

  1. 0.125 Hz
  2. 0.5 Hz
  3. 8 Hz
  4. 16 Hz
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✓ Answer: A0.125 Hz
125 Hz. Award 1 mark for correct answer. Frequency f = 1/T = 1/8 = 0.125 Hz. B is incorrect due to calculation error. C is incorrect because it confuses period with frequency. D is incorrect because it doubles the period instead of taking the reciprocal.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

A seismograph in Montserrat detects earthquake waves with a frequency of 0.5 Hz and a wavelength of 8000 m. At what speed are these waves travelling?

  1. 16 m/s
  2. 4000 m/s
  3. 8000 m/s
  4. 16000 m/s
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✓ Answer: B4000 m/s
Award 1 mark for correct answer. Using v = fλ, v = 0.5 × 8000 = 4000 m/s. A is incorrect because it uses 2 × 8 instead of 0.5 × 8000. C is incorrect because it uses only wavelength. D is incorrect because it uses 2 × 8000 instead of 0.5 × 8000.
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