Properties of Mechanical Waves

The highest point on a transverse wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the:

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

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The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

• A
• B & D
• B & F
• F

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What does a wave carry from place to place?

• energy

• matter

• people

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Which property of the mechanical wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• wave speed

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If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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What kind of wave is this?

• transverse

• longitudinal

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