Waves: Carriers of Energy

It is a kind of disturbance that transmits energy through a medium.

• Force

• Electricity

• Mechanical wave

• Electromagnetic wave

What is the amplitude of the wave in the diagram above?

• 0.03 m

• 0.04 m

• 0.05 m

• 0.06 m

What type of mechanical wave is created through areas of compression and rarefaction?

• Light

• Electromagnetic

• Longitudinal

• Transverse

It refers to the number of cycles occurring per unit time.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Period

• Wavelength

What do you call the highest point of a wave?

• Crest

• Periods

• Time

• Trough

What does a wave carry?

• Energy

• Matter

• Molecule

• Particle

What is the SI unit of frequency?

• Hertz

• Meter

• Meter per second

• Second

Which of the following is the symbol used for wavelength?

• ᶿ

• v

• f

• λ

What is the lowest point of a transverse wave?

• Compression

• Crest

• Rarefaction

• Trough

It refers to the distance in which the wave travels per unit time.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Wave speed