1 Wave Basics - properties, characteristics

What is any motion that repeats itself?

• a variable

• a cycle or oscillation

• a pendulum

• anything that moves

The wave crest is represented by which letter?

• A
• B
• C
• E

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The wave trough is represented by

• A
• B
• C
• D

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The amplitude of a wave is given by

• A
• B
• C
• D

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• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

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• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Trough

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• Trough
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Wavelength

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A wave transfers:

• matter
• water
• energy
• particles

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What does the amplitude of a pendulum measure?

• The distance from the top of the string to the mass at the end of the pendulum

• where the force of gravity takes affect

• how fast the pendulum moves back and forth

• the distance from the highest point to the equilibrium point

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

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