Question

What units are used to measure the speed of a wave?

A. Hertz/second
B. Meters
C. Cycles/second
D. Meters/second

Answer 1

D. Meters/second

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed is defined as the rate of distance or displacement with time. Distance is measured in meters and time is measured in seconds

Speed= distance/time

= meters /seconds

Answer 2

Answer: Option D) Meters/second

Step-by-step explanation:

The speed at which a wave travels is in metres per second, and it is known as wave speed, denoted by letter V.

So, wave speed is the distance which the wave travels in one second. Thus, if the wave covers a distance y metres in t seconds, the speed of the wave is given by:

v = y/t (metres/second)

Thus, Meters/second is the answer