Mechanical & Sound Waves Wrap Up

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave

• transverse wave

• sound wave

• mechanical wave

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Waves are a transfer of what?

• Heat

• Light

• Energy

• Food

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The units for frequency are measured in _____________.

• hertz

• seconds

• m/s

• m

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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

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 of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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What is the speed of a sound wave that has a frequency of 250 hertz and a wavelength of 8 meters?

• 31 m/s

• 250 m/s

• 2000 m/s

• 5280 m/s

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A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 34 m/s

• 3400 Hz

• 3400 m/s

• 34 Hz

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A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave

• sound

• wavelength

• pitch

• frequency

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