G9 Science - Wave Speed check-in

Can energy be created or destroyed?

• Yes
• No

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• compression

Which of these waves have the lowest frequency?

(apologies for friends who are colorblind - the order from top to bottom is:

 red, yellow, green, blue, purple)

• green

• red

• yellow

• blue

The lowest part of the wave is the ___________.

• trough

• crest

• point of origin

• mid point

Tadeash notices that 4.0 waves arrive at the beach every 20 seconds.

What is the frequency of these waves?

• 0.2 Hz

• 4.0 Hz

• 5.0 Hz

• 8.0 Hz

This diagram represents a wave. What is the amplitude of the wave?

• 0.20 m

• 0.40 m

• 2.0 m

• 6.0 m

What type of wave is a sound wave?

• transverse

• light

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

The diagram represents a wave. What is the speed of the wave if its frequency is 8.0 hertz?

• 1.6 m/s

• 3.2 m/s

• 16 m/s

• 48 m/s

Lola's microwave emits waves with a velocity of 25 m/s and a frequency of 12.5 Hz.

What is the wavelength of the of the wave emitted by the microwave?

• 12 m

• 5 m

• 2 m

• 312.5 m

Waves are oscillations that that transfer ___________ from one point to another.

• movement

• particles

• matter

• energy