Properties of Waves

When graphing a wave, what does the horizontal axis usually represent?

• Amplitude
• Trough
• Time or distance
• Crest

What does the horizontal line through the center of the wave on a graph represent?

• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest
• Rest position

When graphing a wave, what does the vertical axis usually represent?

• Amplitude
• Trough
• Time or distance
• Rest position

What do you call the highest point of thew ave on a graph?

• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest
• Rest position

What do you call the lowest point of the wave on a graph?

• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest
• Rest position

What wave measurement represents the number of times per second that the wave cycles?

• Wavelength
• Period
• Frequency
• Velocity

What wave measurement would you find by measuring the distance between the crests of back-to-back wave cycles?

• Wavelength
• Period
• Amplitude
• Frequency

What wave measurement would you find by measuring the time between the crests of back-to-back wave cycles?

• Wavelength
• Period
• Amplitude
• Velocity

What wave measurement represents the strength or intensity of the wave?

• Amplitude
• Period
• Frequency
• Velocity

What wave measurement represents how fast the disturbance of the wave is moving?

• Period
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Velocity