A wildlife monitoring device records two sound calls travelling through the same air. The speed of both waves is 340 m/s.
| Call | Period / μs\mu\mathrm{s}μs |
|---|---|
| A | 25 |
| B | 20 |
Calculate the wavelength of call A.
Explain which call has the shorter wavelength.
112 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 4.1 Wave properties, covering 4.1.1 Waves transfer energy and information, 4.1.2 Frequency, wavelength, amplitude, period and wavefronts, 4.1.3 Longitudinal and transverse waves, 4.1.4 The wave speed equations, 4.1.5 Measuring wave velocity, and 4.1.6 Calculating depth or distance from waves. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.