Waves

The material that a wave travels through is called the

• 
  Amplitude
  
• Medium
  
• Rarefaction
  
• Compression
  

Sound waves are all

• High frequency
  
• Compressional
  
• Transverse
  
• Electromagnetic
  

All waves except ______ waves must travel through a medium.

• Sound
• Light
• Water
• Compressional

Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic wave?

• Sound
• Red light
• Gamma radiation
• Radio waves

By counting the number of crests that pass in a given amount of time, a person can calculate the

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Velocity
• Frequency

As you produce a wave on a spring, which of the following quantities are you NOT able to change?

• Amplitude
  
• Frequency
  
• Velocity
  
• Wavelength
  

The superposition of two waves creates

• Higher frequencies
• Interference
• Compressions
• Light 

As the frequency of a spring wave is increased, the _____________

• Velocity decreases
• Velocity increases
• Wavelength decreases
• Wavelength increases

Amplitude is a measure of what?

• the energy a wave carries
  
• the number of wave crests that pass one place each second
  
  
• how fast a wave moves forward
  
• amplification

The high and low points on a transverse wave are called by which of these names?

• peaks and valleys
• amplitudes and frequencies
• whitecaps and eddies
• crests and troughs