Introduction to Waves

What is the name for the highest point on the wave?

• trough
• wavelength
• crest
• amplitude

What word describes the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs?

• amplitude
• energy
• resting point
• wavelength

What is the height of the wave called? 

• amplitude
• wavelength
• crest
• trough

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What happens to volume as a wave's amplitude decreases?

• volume increases
• volume decreases
• volume does not change

What happens to pitch as a wave's frequency increases?

• pitch decreases
• pitch stays the same
• pitch increases

How are frequency and energy related? 

• lower frequency = more energy
• lower frequency = less energy
• Frequency and energy are the same
• Frequency and energy are not related

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Which type of waves can travel through matter AND empty space? 

• mechanical waves
• all waves
• electromagnetic waves
• no waves

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Which waves travel PARALLEL to the wave's direction? 

• transverse waves
• longitudinal waves

Light waves are an example of which kind of wave? 

• Transverse waves
• Longitudinal waves

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Sound waves are an example of which kind of wave? 

• Transverse waves
• Longitudinal waves