Wavelength- Concepts & Calculations

What is the lowest point on a wave?

• amplitude
• peak
• trough
• wavelength

The maximum distance from the center line to the top of the crest or the bottom of the trough is called the __________ of the wave.

• amplitude of the wave
• wavelength of the wave
• frequency of the wave
• speed of the wave

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High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

• varying
• long
• the same
• short

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Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The unit of frequency is ___.

• meters
• nanometers (nm)
• m/s
• Hertz

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All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

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

• A
• B & D
• D
• C & G

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

• A
• B & D
• B & F
• F

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