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Are sound waves transverse or longitudinal?

Important Questions on Properties of Waves

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.8
Write down an equation relating speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave. Indicate the SI units of each quantity.
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.9
If 10 waves pass a point each second and their wavelength is 30 m, what is their speed?
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.1
All sound waves travel with the same speed in air. Which has the higher frequency, a sound wave of wavelength 2.0 m or one with wavelength 1.0 m?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.11
Which have the longer wavelength, radio waves of frequency 90 MHz or 100 MHz?
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.12
Light slows down when it enters into water from the air. What happens to its speed?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.12
Light slows down when it enters the water from the air. What happens to its wavelength?
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.12

Light slows down when it enters water from air. What happens to its frequency?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 14 - Properties of Waves>Questions>Q 14.13
Draw a diagram to show what happens to plane waves when they strike a flat reflector placed at 45° to their direction of travel.