Waves - Properties

Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same wavelength)

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Which wave has the largest frequency?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same frequency)

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If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?

• A
• B
• C
• None (same speed)

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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What is the ability to cause change?

• energy

• matter

• volume

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The highest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

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The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

• compression

• crest

• rest position

• trough

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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If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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