Waves Review

What is the wave speed equation?

• v = fλ

• F = ma

• p = mv

• s = d/t

What is the speed of light?

• 340 m/s

• 3 x 10⁸ m/s

• 3.14159 m/s

• 6.02 x 10²³ m/s

Waves transfer what?

• Energy

• Water

• Particles

• Matter

Light is ...

• a wave

• a particle

• neither a wave nor a particle

• both a wave and a particle

What is the wavelength of the wave in the picture?

• 2.5 cm

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

• 15 cm

Define amplitude.

• Distance between successive crests of a wave.

• A model that uses additive color such as projected light.

• The height of a wave that increases when energy increases.

• The number of waves that move past a given point in a given amount of time.

What is a gamma ray?

• An EM wave with a long wavelength used in TV signals.

• An EM wave with high energy that comes from nuclear reactions.

• An EM wave that causes sunburns.

• An EM wave that is perceived as heat.

What is a surface wave?

• A combination of transverse and longitudinal waves.

• A wave whose particles move perpendicular to the forward motion.

• A wave whose particles move parallel to the forward motion.

• A wave that travels through space.

Define medium.

• The number of waves that move past a given point in a given amount of time.

• The height of the wave.

• The distance between successive crests of a wave.

• The solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through.

Which letter is the wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• D