Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Progressive waves

Progressive waves — practice question

A cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) shows a waveform that represents a sound wave. To find the frequency of the sound wave, which section of the displayed waveform should be measured, and which c.r.o. setting has to be known?

  • Aamplitude; time-base
  • Bamplitude; Y-gain
  • Cwavelength; time-base
  • Dwavelength; Y-gain

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