Pre AP Wave Properties

The maximum distance an object in simple harmonic motion moves from equilibrium is called the ____ .

• period
• node
• amplitude
• refraction

The time needed for an object to complete one full cycle of simple harmonic motion is the ____ .

• period
• frequency
• harmonic
• amplitude

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λ = 4 meters
v = 10 m/sec
Determine the frequency.

• 14 Hz
• 40 Hz
• 0.4 Hz
• 2.5 Hz

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A(n) ____ travels in a direction perpendicular to its displacement.

• surface wave
• longitudinal wave
• interference wave
• transverse wave

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A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the speed of the wave?

• 32 m/sec
• 2 m/sec
• 0.5 m/sec
• 12 m/sec

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A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the period of the wave?

• 16 sec
• 2 m
• 0.5 sec
• 0.125 sec

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The number of complete oscillations a wave makes each second is the ____ of the wave.

• fortitude
• amplitude
• period
• frequency

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Increasing the energy of a wave increases the wave's ___.

• wavelength
• frequency
• period
• amplitude

What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• wave speed

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