Waves Review

The highest point on a wave is called:

• the crest

• the trough

• the frequency

• the coast

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

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All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

• matter

• space

• energy

• water

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What does a wave carry?

• boats
• matter
• energy
• water

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If there is no energy to transport, the particles are said to be at the _____________________.

• wavelength

• normal resting position

• trough

• crest

When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?

• it increases
• it decreases
• it stays the same

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What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 m. and a frequency of 2.5/sec ?
 (s = f  $\cdot$ wavelength) 

• 2.5 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 4.5 m/s

• 6 m/s

The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is its _____________________

• trough
• frequency
• amplitude
• wavelength

The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________.

• inches

• hertz

• meters

• eras