Waves

Waves

Multiple Choice

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

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Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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What do waves carry from place to place?

• Energy, but not matter or particles
• Energy and matter or particles
• Matter or particles but not energy
• Neither energy nor matter or particles

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What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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Which answer best explains what causes a wave?

• Shaking
• Potential energy
• Light
• Vibrations

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In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?

• longitudes
• rarefactions
• compressions
• contractions

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In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?

• rarefactions
• compressions
• mechanicals
• longitudes

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Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?

• trough
• crest
• resting point
• amplitude

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What type of wave is this?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What unit is used for Frequency?

• Hz

• m

• m/s

• inches

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What unit is when measuring wavelength?

• Hz

• m

• m/s

• inches

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What unit is when measuring speed?

• Hz

• m

• m/s

• inches

Multiple Choice

Calculate the speed of a wave (s = w x f).

The wavelength is 10 m and the frequency is 5 Hz

• 50 m/s

• 50 m

• 50 Hz

• 50 L

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A wave's speed is 15 m/s. It has a wavelength of 3 Hz.

What is it's wavelength?

(W = s/f)

• 45 m

• 45 m/s

• 5 m

• 5 m/s