Wave Properties VRE Review 4th Grade

Front

What is the lowest point of a wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What does amplitude refer to in a wave?

Back

The height of the wave from its rest position.

Front

Which of the following is the best example of a wave?

Back

A string vibration on a guitar.

Front

What represents the highest pitch in sound waves?

Back

The wave with the highest frequency.

Front

Which type of wavelength has the most energy?

Back

Gamma waves.

Front

What is a wave?

Back

A disturbance that transfers energy through space or matter.

Front

What is wavelength?

Back

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave.

Front

What is frequency?

Back

The number of waves that pass a point in one second.

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Back

As wavelength increases, frequency decreases.

Front

What is a crest in a wave?

Back

The highest point of a wave.