Waves Practice

What are compression or longitudinal waves? (remember the slinky experiment?)

• A wave that moves the medium to the direction the wave is travelling

• how the energy flows through the medium

• full sound waves

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What are the crest and trough?

• The highest (crest) and lowest (trough) point of a wavelength
• The highest (trough) and lowest (crest) point of a wavelength
• they affect the hertz or frequency of a wave

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What is a wavelength?

• Wavelength is the length of one full wave, it has this symbol: ⋋
• wavelength measures the amount of radiation
• a situation where light is bent in such a direction that it cancels itself out

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What is a Wave?

• A repeating disturbance

• Something in an ocean

• Something you do with your hand

• Something you do at a sporting event

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Sound is an example of which type of wave?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

The two waves above are traveling at the same speed. Which statement best describes the difference between the waves?

• Wave A has a higher frequency than wave B.

• Wave A has a lower frequency than wave B.

• Wave A has a higher amplitude than wave B.

• Wave A has a lower amplitude than wave B.

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Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?

• red
• yellow
• green
• blue

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Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?

• Radio
• Microwave
• Infrared
• Ultraviolet

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If each square represents one cm, what is the amplitude of this wave?

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

• 4 cm

• 5 cm

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If each square represents one cm, what is the approximate wavelength of this wave? (To the nearest cm)

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

• 4 cm

• 8 cm

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