Wave Properties and Behaviors

Wave Properties & Behavior

Multiple Choice

Is this object experiencing balanced forces or unbalanced forces?

• Unbalanced Forces

• Balanced Forces

• No Forces

Multiple Choice

Is this rightward moving object speeding up, slowing down, or moving at a constant speed?

• Speeding Up

• Slowing Down

• Constant speed

Multiple Choice

Which representation of an object in motion does not belong?

Multiple Choice

Which arrow shows how you would move your hand to create a transverse wave with the slinky?

• Red arrow

• Blue arrow

Multiple Choice

Which arrow shows how you would move your hand to create a longitudinal wave with the slinky?

• Red arrow

• Blue arrow

Multiple Choice

#3 is labeling what part of the wave?

• Wavelength
• crest
• Trough
• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

#2 is labeling what part of the wave?

• Wavelength
• crest
• Trough
• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

#1 is labeling what part of the wave?

• Wavelength
• crest
• Trough
• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

• 25 m
• 125 m
• 5 m
• 25 m/s

Multiple Choice

 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

• 500 m/s
• 50 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 0.5 m/s

Multiple Choice

A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 2 minutes. The frequency of her pacing is 

• 5 Hz
• 5 s
• 0.08 Hz
• 0.08 s

Multiple Choice

One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?

• 3.00 m/s
• 2.50 m/s
• .75 m/s
• 1.25 m/s