Wave Properties Practice - Sound and Light

The amplitude of a wave is...

• The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

• The height of a wave from the origin to a crest or trough

• The height of a wave from crest to trough

• The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

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What is the wavelength of a wave?

• The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

• The height of a wave from origin to a crest or trough

• The height of a wave from crest to trough

• The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

What is the amplitude of this wave?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 10

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What is the wavelength of this wave?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Frequency is best described as...

• The distance from crest to crest

• The number of crests plus the number of troughs on the whole wave

• The number of waves per second

• The number of hot dogs Xander eats per second

In sound, low frequency noises will sound...

• Loud

• Quiet

• High pitched

• Low pitched

In sound, a wave with a smaller amplitude will sound...

• Louder

• Quieter

• High pitched

• Low pitched

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What does the picture represent? The light is bending.

• transmission

• reflection 

• absorption

• refraction 

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The amplitude is represented by letter ​​ ​ (a)  

• A
• C
• D
• E
• F
• B

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The wavelength is represented by letter ​​ ​ ​ (a)  

• C
• D
• E
• F
• B

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