Wave Properties

What is wavelength a measure of?

• height of a wave
• speed of a wave
• temperature of a wave
• distance between two points on a wave

What is the amplitude of a wave related to?

• velocity
• speed
• mass
• height

In the wave equation (λ) represents what?

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• wave speed

The highest point of a wave is called the

• rest position
• crest
• trough
• peak

If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is doubled, what happens to is wavelength?

• the wavelength doubles
• the wavelength is halved
• the wavelength is stopped
• the wavelength remains the same

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1