Chapter 15 - Waves

Forces can cause waves by

• cancelling them out

• moving large amounts of matter

• creating disturbances

• providing a medium

A wave carries...?

• energy only
• matter only
• energy and matter
• neither

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Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• light waves
• gamma rays

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

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The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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The distance between one crest of a wave and the next crest is known as

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Interference

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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