Wave Properties

Multiple Choice

Which is the measurement of the energy of a wave from its resting point to the highest point?

• frequency

• amplitude

• trough

• wavelength

Multiple Choice

The strength or intensity of a wave is represented by which wave measurement?

• period

• velocity

• wavelength

• amplitude

Multiple Choice

Which of the points on the wave are amplitude? 

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between the amplitude of a wave and its energy?

• Energy is proportional to the square of the amplitude

• Energy is inversely proportional to the amplitude

• Energy is directly proportional to the amplitude

• Energy is independent of the amplitude

Multiple Choice

Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

Multiple Choice

It is measured as how far the particles of a wave travel from the rest position.  It is also how loud the sound wave is.

• Compression
• Rarefaction
• Amplitude
• Wavelength

Multiple Choice

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

• Up and down
• Back and forth
• In zigzags
• Linear

Multiple Choice

In the diagram of a compressional wave, A is showing a ___ while B is showing a ___.

• compression, rarefaction

• trough, crest

• rarefaction, compression

• crest, trough

Multiple Select

The wavelength can be measured from ( check all that apply)

• crest to crest

• crest to trough

• trough to crest

• trough to trough

Multiple Choice

The distance between crest and crest, or trough and trough on a transverse wave.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Speed

Multiple Choice

What is the equation for the speed of a wave?

• $$\lambda$$ x f = v

• F x v x $$\lambda$$

• F= $$\lambda\div v$$

• v= $$f\div\lambda$$

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of the wave when the wavelength is 3 m and the frequency is 0.5 Hz?

• 6 Hz

• 1.5 Hz

• 6 m/s

• 1.5 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the frequency of a wave?

• The number of seconds per wave

• The number of waves per second

• The number of waves per minute

• The number of minutes per wave

Multiple Choice

What is the frequency of a wave if there are 30 waves in 50 seconds?

• 30 Hz

• 50 Hz

• 1.67 Hz

• 0.6 Hz

Multiple Choice

The speed equation for waves is.....

• Wavelength x Frequency

• Amplitude X Amplitude

• Wavelength X Amplitude

• Frequency / Frequency

Multiple Choice

1.  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 wave has a frequency of 14 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. At what speed will this wave travel?

• 42 m/s

• 42 m

• 4.67 m/s

• 4.67 Hz

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

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a sound wave that has a frequency of 250 hertz and a wavelength of 8 meters? 

• 31 m/s
• 250 m/s
• 2000 m/s
• 5280 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of light?

• 3.0x10⁸ ms

• 3.0x10⁸ m/s

• 6.626x10^-34 Js

• 6.626x10^-34 J/s

Multiple Choice

$$V=f\lambda$$  
If the velocity of the wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 5 Hz, then what is the wavelength?

• 2 m

• 50 m

• 5 m 

• 15 m