# Waves

## Wave Speed

Wave speed is given in meters per second (the number of waves that pass per second). Wavelength is measured in meters and frequency is measured in hertz (Hz), or number of waves per second.

## Demo

In this tutorial you will learn how to calculate the speed of a wave.

The equation for this calculation is written like this:

$v = { \text f \; \text x \; \lambda }$

## Chilled practice question

Calculate the velocity of a wave with a wavelength of 6 m and a frequency of 50 Hz

## Frozen practice question

Find the velocity of a wave which has a time period of 10 s and a wavelength of 24 m, you will need to calculate the frequency from the wave period equation first.

## Science in context

Wave speed is given in meters per second (the number of waves that pass per second). Wave Speed = FrequencyWave length. Wavelength is measured in meters and frequency is measured in hertz (Hz), or number of waves per second.

## Millie’s Master Methods

### Millie’s Magic Triangle

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## Wave Period

The period of a wave is the time it takes to complete one cycle. The unit for a wave period is seconds, and it is inversely proportional to the frequency of a wave, which is the number of cycles of a wave that occur in one second.

## Demo

In this tutorial you will learn how to calculate the wave period.

The equation is written like this:

$T = { \text 1 \; \text / \; \text f}$

## Chilled practice question

Calculate the wave period for a wave with a frequency of 2 KHz.

## Frozen practice question

Calculate the frequency for a wave with a time period of 20 seconds.

## Science in context

The period of a wave is the time it takes to complete one cycle. The unit for a wave period is seconds, and it is inversely proportional to the frequency of a wave, which is the number of cycles of a wave that occur in one second.

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### Millie’s Magic Triangle

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### Calculation Master Method

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## Magnification

The magnification can be calculated if you know the actual size of the object and its image size.

## Demo

In this tutorial you will learn how to calculate the magnification of objects in given examples.

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The equation is written like this:

Magnification = image height / object height

## Chilled practice question

Copy out the question and attempt to calculate the answer before watching the solution. Write down the equation and show all of your working, remember to add the units to your answer, this routine will guarantee you maximum marks in an exam. Mark your solution and correct if needed.

Calculate an objects magnification if the image height is 70 mm and the object height is 28 mm.

## Frozen practice question

Copy out the question and attempt to calculate the answer before watching the solution. Write down the equation and show all of your working, remember to add the units to your answer, this routine will guarantee you maximum marks in an exam. Mark your solution and correct if needed.

Calculate the image height if an object height is 25 mm and the magnification is 3.5.

## Science in context

The magnification can be calculated if you know the actual size of the object and its image size.

## Millie’s Master Methods

### Millie’s Magic Triangle

The ability to rearrange equations is the first step to successfully solve Physics calculations. Millie’s Magic Triangle Teaches you to be confident when transposing an equation allowing …

### Calculation Master Method

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