Physics 0625 · IGCSE · General properties of waves

General properties of waves — practice question

An earthquake-monitoring station detects 16 full wavelengths of an earthquake wave during a time interval of $20\,\text{s}$. The speed of the earthquake wave is $6.0\,\text{km/s}$. What is the wavelength of the earthquake wave?

  • A$1.3 \times 10^{-4}\,\text{m}$
  • B$2.1 \times 10^{-4}\,\text{m}$
  • C$4.8 \times 10^{3}\,\text{m}$
  • D$7.5 \times 10^{3}\,\text{m}$

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