Waves review

What is frequency?

• amount of time it takes a wave to travel.
• how much pitch a wave has.
• number of wavelengths that occur in a period of time.
• how large the amplitude of a wave is.

What part of the transverse wave does the red arrow point to?

• wavelength
• trough
• amplitude
• crest

Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?

• radio
• x-ray
• microwave
• visible light

Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/

• sound wave
• radio wave
• compressional wave
• water wave

Gamma rays have the shortest waveslength, and therefore the ____ frequency.

• lowest
• highest

All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

High energy waves have a ____. 

• high frequency
• low frequency
• small amplitude
• big wavelength

Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter represents the wave crest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter represents wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• D