Grade 10 Quiz #1 ( 2nd Quarter )

It can be described as a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location.

• Wave

• Light

• Sound

It is the distance between successive crests of a wave.

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

It is the speed of light.

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• 3 x 10  $9$   m/s

• 3 x 10  $10$   m/s

It is the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

It is a point on a wave with the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle.

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

It is the opposite of a crest, so the minimum or lowest point in a cycle.

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

It is where an oscillating object will come to rest.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Equilibrium position

These are types of waves that are propagated by the use of any medium.

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Transverse waves

These are types of waves that are produced without any medium.

• Mechanical waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Transverse waves

He was a Scottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics and made a demonstrations about electromagnetism.

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Heinrich Hertz

• Max Planck