Properties & Types of Waves

Which letter represents the wavelength of a wave?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter represents the amplitude of the wave?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

• A
• B & D
• B & F
• F

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A
• B & D
• D
• C & G

The image above shows a student using a Slinky to create a wave. The slinky is stretched at one end and the resulting wave travels back and forth. This is an example of a...

• Superposition Wave
• Refracted Wave
• Longitudinal Wave
• Transverse Wave

Imagine one end of a rope is tied to a door handle. The other end is caused to vibrate vertically(up & down). The wave that travels along the rope is an example of a(n)...

• Electromagnetic Wave
• Microwave
• Transverse Wave
• Longitudinal Wave

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

Which of the following best explains the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves?

• Only transverse waves vibrate.
• Only longitudinal waves can travel through a solid.
• Particles only travel in a circular pattern along a longitudinal wave.
• Particles only travel perpendicular to the direction the energy travels in a transverse wave.

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength