Waves Quiz

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Energy
• Wave
• Force
• Motion

The highest point on a wave is:

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

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

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 frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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Which wave is pictured?

• Transverse
• Longitudinal
• Both
• Neither

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Height of a wave above the centerline

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength